TIME 3:15 PM Pre-seating Program Participants 3:30 PM CALL TO ORDER 3:33 PM "Lord, I Don' Don' " arranged by J. Weldon Norris 3 Welcome & Occasion 3:36 PM Terri Freeman President, National Civil Rights Museum 3 3:39 PM Video Message from Obama 3 3:40 PM FAITH Faith in the dawn arises from the faith that God is good and just. When one believes, this, he knows that the contradictions of life are neither final nor ultimate. He can walk through the dark night with the radiant conviction that all things work together for good for those that love God. Even the most starless midnight may herald the dawn of some great fulfillment. Knock At Midnight in Strength to Love Intro of next set of speakers: 3:41 PM Bishop Blake, Rabbi Katie Bauman, Rev. Virzola Law by Rabbi Micah Greenstein 1 Invocation Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr. 3:43 PM Presiding Bishop Church of God In Christ 2 Prayer Response 3:44 PM "Come Here Jesus, If You Please" traditional arranged by Roland Carter 1 Old Testament - Rabbi Katie Bauman 3:45 PM Associate Rabbi Temple Israel 2 New Testament - 3:47 PM Rev. Virzola Law Lindenwood Christian Church 2 Litany 3:48 PM 10 Introduction of Choir 3:58 PM by Rabbi Micah Greenstein 1 3:59 PM RUN OF SHOW "Inflammatus et Ascensus" from Stabat Mater by Giaocchino Rossini 6 1
Introduction of speakers 4:05 PM Rev. J. Lawrence Turner, Charles Steele by Rabbi Micah Greenstein 1 Rev. J. Lawrence Turner 4:06 PM Senior Pastor Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church 3 Charles Steele 4:09 PM President Southern Christian Leadership Conference 3 4:12 PM Introduction of Rev. Jesse Jackson by Terri Freeman 1 4:13 PM Rev. Jesse Jackson 5 JUSTICE 4:18 PM On some positions, cowardice asks the question, is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question, is it politic? Vanity asks the question, is it popular? Conscience asks the question, is it right? There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right. - "Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution" March 31, 1968 1 4:19 PM 4:26 PM 4:27 PM 4:30 PM 4:33 PM 4:37 PM 4:39 PM "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by James Weldon Johnson & John Rosamund Johnson arranged by Roland Carter 7 Introduction of Speakers Derrick Johnson, Marc Morial by Rabbi Micah Greenstein 1 Derrick Johnson President & CEO NAACP 3 Marc Morial National Urban League 3 Introduction of Rev. William Barber by Terri Freeman 1 Rev. William Barber New Poor People's Campaign 4 SPOKEN WORD Ed Mabrey 4
4:43 PM 4:44 PM 4:47 PM 4:49 PM 4:51 PM 4:56 PM 4:57 PM 4:58 PM 4:59 PM 5:00 PM Introduction of Speakers William Lucy, Kerry Kennedy, Ryszard Schnepf by Rabbi Micah Greenstein 1 William Bill Lucy AFSCME 3 Kerry Kennedy daughter of Robert F. Kennedy 2 Ambassador Ryszard Schnepf Former Polish Ambassador to the United States 2 "Don't Let Nobody Turn You 'Round" traditional arranged by Nolan Williams, Jr. 5 Introduction of next speakers - Mayor Jim Strickland, Mayor Mark Lutrell, Governor Bill Haslam, Representative Steve Cohen 1 Mayor Jim Strickland Memphis, Tennessee 1 Mayor Mark Lutrell Shelby County, Tennessee 1 Representative Steve Cohen 9th District, Tennessee 1 Governor Bill Haslam Tennessee 1 5:01 PM Alpha Phi Alpha Ceremony 10 5:11 PM PEACE one day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means. December 24, 1967 Christmas Eve Sermon 1 Medley "Balm in Gilead" traditional 5:12 PM "Healing by Richard Smallwood 7 Intro of next set of speakers: Omid Safi, Rev. James Forbes, Sister Peace 5:19 PM by Rabbi Micah Greenstein 1 Omid Safi Director 5:20 PM Duke University Islamic Studies Center 3 Rev. Jim Forbes Pastor Emeritus Riverside Church 5:23 PM New York, NY 3 Sister Peace 5:26 PM Plum Village Beloved Community 3
Introduction of Rev. James Lawson 5:29 PM by Terri Freeman 1 5:30 PM Rev. James Lawson 5 5:35 PM Precious Lord by Thomas A. Dorsey Kirk Whalum & Al Green 7 Introduction of Rev. Michael Pflegler 5:42 PM by Terri Freeman 1 5:43 PM Keynote Speaker Rev. Michael Pflegler 10 Bell Ringing & Wreath Laying 6:01 PM NCRM 6:03 PM Memphis area 6:05 PM National 6:07 PM International Benediction Rev. Michael Pflegler & Choir Benediction selection His Light Still Shines by Moses Hogan GOAL TIME: 151 MINUTES 142
Stage Location
Tower (bell ringing) Balcony (wreath)