Celebrating Iowa's Civil Rights Legacy: 2nd Annual Awards Event
Join the 2nd Annual Iowa Civil Rights Awards event in Black Hawk County to honor volunteers and pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and wife Coretta Scott King. The event includes an awards ceremony and a Civil Rights Trail tour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Dr. King's visit to Iowa. Explore Iowa's rich history and historic landmarks associated with the civil rights movement. RSVP online and be a part of this meaningful celebration.
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15TH 10 A.M.-2P.M. Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center Martin Luther King Jr. Community HALL Martin Luther King Jr. Community HALL Downtown Waterloo Downtown Waterloo 120 Jefferson Street, Waterloo, IA 50701 120 Jefferson Street, Waterloo, IA 50701 2nd ANNUAL Iowa Civil Rights Awards Black Hawk County Iowa and the Cedar Valley is the cradle of civil rights and labor history in Iowa. The Cities of Waterloo, and Cedar Falls have a number of listed properties on the United States National Registar associated with Civil War, Civil Rights and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Iowans statewide are being asked to join us for a special Iowa Civil Rights Awards for this year s volunteers and to help recognize and pay tribute to Dr. King and wife Coretta Scott King 60th Anniversary of visiting Iowa. Following the awards ceremony some of you will join us for the Iowa Civil Rights Trail: River loop Civil War to Civil Rights History Tour with Charles Pearson. THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR Friends OF Iowa Civil Rights Friends OF Iowa Civil Rights In Partnership with: In Partnership with: Please RSVP online by November 1st 2019 at www.pearsonconsultingllc.org. You may also use our Email iowacivilrightstrail@gmail.com
Charles Pearson Iowa Civil Rights Trail Project Manager Discover / Walk / Explore Iowa Historic Places Historic resource Consultant Charles Pearson CEO / President of Pearson Consulting believes the state of Iowa contains the necessary ingredients to be the number one travel and tourism destination along the Upper Mississippi river region. Pearson believes while the state of Iowa is prospering in destination marketing, the effects of economic and population shifts have effected the preservation and development of ethnic and civil rights historic destinations. Pearson created the Iowa Civil Rights Trail to connect and educate the public about the great state of Iowa s historic places of the national civil rights movement.
Iowa Civil Rights Trail Project 2017 City of Davenport Civil Rights Site Inventory Hotel Black Hawk Gold Room U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic District Historic Site of 1967 Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award 1967 Pacem in Terris Recipient A.PHILIP Randolph A. PHILIP RANDOLPH, PROMINENT LABOR AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE DAVENPORT CATHOLIC INTERRACIAL COUNCIUS FOURTH ANNUAL PACEM IN TERRIS, PEACE AND FREEDOM AWARD. THE PACEM IN TERRIS PEACE AND FREEDOM AWARD WAS CREATED IN 1964 BY THE DAVENPORT CATHOLIC INTERRACIAL COUNCIL. THE AWARD IS PRESENTED BY THE DIOCESE IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HONOR A PERSON FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN PEACE AND JUSTICE, NOT ONLY IN THEIR COUNTRY BUT IN THE WORLD.
Iowa Civil Rights Trail Project 2017 City of Davenport Civil Rights Site Inventory Modern Woodmen Park Historic Landmark: 1936 Negro League All-Star Game 1936 Historic Barnstormer Game in Modern Woodmen Park On Oct.1, 1936 an exhibition game of Negro National League All-Stars, featuring Satchel Paige and Cool Papa Bell, played two games at Municipal Stadium against a team of major-league veterans. Civil Rights Timeline: Jim Crows & the struggle for Negro Rights(1930-1940)
Iowa Civil Rights Trail Project 2017 City of Davenport Civil Rights Site Inventory Davenport Central High School U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic District Iowa first African American Wrestling Champion Davenport Civil Rights Activist Simon (Si) Roberts In 1954 the year that the US Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal educational facilities were unconstitutional civil rights activist Simon Roberts became the first African American to win an Iowa high school state wrestling championship.
