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January 20, 2025
10:30am - 1:30pm

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
212 N 6th St, Springfield
217-558-8844

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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will once again pay tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr with a special presentation to honor the iconic civil rights leader.

Actor Reggie Guyton will recite Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on January 20, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the museum’s plaza.

King originally delivered the speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C. He praised Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation as “a great beacon of hope” but said African Americans were still chained by segregation and discrimination.

This presentation is included in your regular museum admission. 

 

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