3/28/2005
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Mayor's Office to sponsor rededication of the Landmark for Peace
INDIANAPOLIS - Mayor Bart Peterson's Office will join Pacers Sports & Entertainment, the Pacers Foundation and other partners in sponsoring a rededication of the Landmark for Peace. The Landmark for Peace honors two great Americans - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sen. Robert Kennedy - and one memorable moment in time at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park.
WHEN: Saturday, April 2, 2005
10 to 11:30 a.m. - Program
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Community Activities
WHERE: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park
1702 Broadway St.
On April 4, 1968, during a campaign stop in Indianapolis, after receiving word of the assassination of Dr. King, Sen. Kennedy delivered a powerful and heartfelt impromptu speech to the inner city crowd gathered that evening in the park. He spoke about healing the hearts and souls of a nation and called for reconciliation between the races. For those attending the Kennedy presidential campaign speech that warm evening 37 years ago, the gravity of the situation was evident in his voice. Thousands of people were injured and 43 lost their lives in riots throughout the United States as a result of King's murder. Indianapolis, however, remained quiet that night, in part due to Kennedy's plea for peace and understanding.
This historic event was dedicated and memorialized in 1995 with the construction of the Landmark for Peace memorial sculpture. The monument embodies the anti-violence message championed by Dr. King and Sen. Kennedy.
In addition to the rededication ceremony, a program honoring the 37th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination also is scheduled.
WHEN: Monday, April 4, 2005
5 to 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park
1702 Broadway St.
Other partners sponsoring both events include Citizens Neighborhood Association, Indiana Black Legislative Caucus, Indy Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, Office of Congresswoman Julia Carson, Office of U.S. Senator Evan Bayh and the Peace Learning Center.
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