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State Treasurer Lewis Keynote Speaker at Roundhouse MLK Day Event
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
“I am
honored and pleased to speak at this event
commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. King,”
Treasurer Lewis said. “There is a lot of work
to be done; Dr. King’s dream has not been
realized. Some people may want to sit back and
relax on the holiday, but things that have been
going on in our nation and in the world are a
reminder that the holiday is a day on, not a
day off.”
In his
presentation, Treasurer Lewis will focus on who
Dr. King was, the significance of his work, and
how his principles of nonviolence impacted the
world. Treasurer Lewis will offer an historical
chronology, from the Emancipation Proclamation
to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as context for
reflecting on Dr. King’s work. Treasurer
Lewis also will highlight the achievements of
“The NAACP
recognizes Treasurer Lewis has been a fighter
for the same things that Dr. King stood for,”
said Bob Moses, chair of the 2008 MLK Day event
and third vice-president of the Santa Branch of
the NAACP. “Treasurer Lewis has been a public
servant on the local, state and federal levels,
and it will be an honor to have him as our
speaker. We want to recognize him as well as
Dr. King.”
The theme
for the Santa Fe Branch of the NAACP 2008 event
is “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Champion of
Worker Rights, Then and Now,” which will be
presented with the support of
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