Voices of Liberation: Dr. King’s Legacy of Writing and Speaking in Confinement

Sat Jan 18, 2025 - Mon Jan 20, 2025
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Repeating every days through January 20, 2025.
11:00am to 4:45pm ET
Age: All Ages
Price: Free for Kids; $17 for Adults
Location:
Eastern State Peniteniary
22nd Street, Philadelphia, , 19130
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This program explores the profound impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s writing and speaking, especially his transformative “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

Visitors will engage in discussions and activities that analyze how Dr. King and other civil rights leaders used the written and spoken word to inspire action and challenge oppression. This program will highlight the enduring power of communication as a tool for resistance and change, even under the most restrictive conditions.

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