Rep. Gilliard to Host Series of Events to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Garden City) will host a series of events to honor the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Savannah. The schedule of events is as follows:

  • V.I.P. banquet in honor of Naomi King and screening of the documentary, “Rev. A. D. King brother to the Dreamer” – Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 4 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center Ballroom;
  • Worship service – Sunday, January 16, 2022, at 8 a.m. at the Saint Paul C.M.E. Church in Savannah;
  • Worship service with key note speech by Rep. Gilliard – Sunday, January 16, 2022, at 10 a.m. at the St. Phillip Monumental A.M.E. Church in Savannah;
  • V.I.P. screening of the documentary, “The Power Pen” – Sunday, January 16, 2022, at 3 p.m. at the Jepson Museum in Savannah.

            At these events, Rep. Gilliard will be joined by Naomi King, wife of Dr. King’s brother, Rev. A.D. King. Dr. A.D. King was a civil rights leader who worked closely with his brother and was instrumental in the strategies of the civil rights movement.

WHO:             Rep. Carl Gilliard (D-Garden City)

FIRST EVENT

WHAT:          V.I.P. Banquet and Documentary Screening

WHEN:          Saturday, January 15, 2022

                        4 p.m.

WHERE:       Savannah Civic Center Ballroom

                        301 W. Oglethorpe Ave

                        Savannah, GA 31401

SECOND EVENT

WHAT:          Worship Service

WHEN:          Sunday, January 16, 2022

                        8 a.m.

WHERE:       St. Paul CME Church

                       1601 Barnard St.

                        Savannah, GA 31401

THIRD EVENT

WHAT:          Worship Service with Key Note Speech by Rep. Gilliard

WHEN:          Sunday, January 16, 2022

                        10 a.m.

WHERE:       St. Phillip Monumental AME

                        1112 Jefferson St.

                        Savannah, GA 31401             

FOURTH EVENT

WHAT:          V.I.P. Screening of the Documentary “The Power Pen”

WHEN:          Sunday, January 16, 2022

                        3 p.m.

WHERE:       Jepson Museum

                        207 W York St.

                        Savannah, GA 31401             

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