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Friday, January 16, 2004
Remembering the Albany Movement
In 1961, a coalition of black civic organizations was created in Albany, Ga., to test new federal guidelines that required the desegregation of all trains, buses and terminal facilities engaged in interstate commerce. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History will commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round," the inside story of the Albany movement. Come hear the testimony and songs of the Albany Movement activists, who played a major role in organizing and sustaining one of the most significant civil rights campaigns in southwest Georgia.
The event is Saturday, Jan. 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the museum's Carmichael Auditorium (14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW). For more information, call 202/357-2700 or 202/357-1729 (TTY).
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