Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration 2026 Schedule of Events
Schedule
Mon, 19 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am
UTC-06:00Location
2108 South Horton, Fort Scott, KS, United States, Kansas 66701 | Fort Scott, KS
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Join us for a community-wide Day of Service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!Saturday January 19th| 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
📍 Fort Scott Community College – Ellis Fine Arts Center
🌟 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. — Day of Service Food Drive
Stop by and drop off canned or non-perishable food items to support The Beacon in Fort Scott, KS. All community members are welcome to participate and give back!
🎬 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — Documentary Screening
Join us for a free showing of the PBS documentary “In Remembrance of Martin” in the Ellis Fine Arts Center/Auditorium.
Free and open to the public.
🍲 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. — Lunch & Learn
“The Dockum Drugstore Sit-In”
Presented by Dr. Prisca Barnes, founder of Storytime Village, Inc.
Learn the powerful story of Wichita’s 1958 sit-in, led by Black students seeking racial equity and an end to segregation. Discover what happened, how the protest concluded, and the long-lasting impact it had on race relations in Wichita and beyond.
Free gumbo lunch, drinks, and dessert will be provided (attendees may also bring their own lunch).
Photo opportunity with “I Stand For” signs provided by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes.
All events are FREE and open to the public. We hope to see you there!
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