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MLK Celebration Lunch & Learn- “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-In“

January 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Flyer for “Celebrating the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.” presented by Gordon Parks Museum and Fort Scott Community College at the Ellis Fine Arts Center, 2108 S. Horton St., Fort Scott, Kansas. The top half shows the event title in large black text on a light blue background with a faint vertical monument graphic and a small black‑and‑white photo of Dr. King speaking to a large crowd, next to the quote “The time is always right to do what is right.” The middle section lists Thursday, January 15th – Celebrating Martin Luther King’s Birthday: a 12–1 p.m. Lunch & Learn Tribute Reading Event of “Letter from the Birmingham Jail,” presented by Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University students, with free tomato soup, dessert, drinks, birthday cake, and an optional bring‑your‑own lunch, plus a free photo promotion with “I Stand For” signs by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. The lower section lists Monday, January 19th – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration Event: a 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Food Drive “Day of Service” collecting canned and non‑perishable food for the Beacon in Fort Scott, 10:30–11:30 a.m. showing of the PBS home video documentary “In Remembrance of Martin” in the Ellis Fine Arts Center auditorium (free), and a 12–1 p.m. Lunch & Learn “The Dockum Drugstore Sit‑In” presented by Dr. Prisca Barnes, including free gumbo soup lunch, drinks, dessert, optional bring‑your‑own lunch, and a free “I Stand For” photo promotion by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. The bottom of the flyer notes funding provided by Humanities Kansas and Great Western Dining Service, Inc., and states “For more information, please call (620) 223‑2700 ext. 5850.

12 p.m. – 1 p.m. – (Lunch & Learn) – “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-In“ Presented by Dr. Prisca Barnes is the founder of Storytime Village, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Wichita that promotes reading among low-income children and families.

Seeking racial equity and an end to segregation, Wichita’s Black students organized and staged a sit-in in 1958 at Wichita’s Dockum Drugstore. Long denied entry into the city’s movie theaters and restaurants, students exercised their right to peacefully protest over a three-week period at the popular lunch counter. What transpired, how it ended, and the lasting impact it had on race relations in the city is the focus of this talk. More broadly, the talk will explore how these types of protests transformed the struggle for racial equity in America. • Gumbo soup lunch, drinks, and dessert will be available for free (attendees may also bring their own lunch). • Photo promotion taken with “I Stand For” signs” provided by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. FREE.

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  • Date: January 19
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    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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