Nicodemus National Historical Site

Nicodemus — Nicodemus National Historic Site will present two programs this month honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with readings of his most famous civil rights speech and his letter from a Birmingham jail. Both were written in 1963.

Isaiah Conway will present a reading of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech Saturday, January 18, at 1:00p.m. in the Nicodemus Township Hall. King delivered his August 28, 1963, during the national March on Washington.

The second program will feature the reading of Dr. King’s 1963 letter from the Birmingham, Alabama jail. Dr. King was arrested while leading a civil rights march through Birmingham,.

His letter was written in response to several Birmingham clergymen who expressed disapproval of King when widespread violence broke out as police made arrests during the civil rights march.

Domineck Journigan and Leo Hope will present the reading of King’s letter Saturday, January 25, at 1:00p.m. in the Township Hall.