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foundations, and individuals:
Bank of America ~Citi ~ Cultural Council of Greater
Jacksonville ~ Carl S. Swisher Foundation ~DuBow Family Foundation
~ The Florida Times-Union ~ Kirbo Charitable Trust ~
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Early Stages was specifically created in 1989 to offer the experience of live professional theatre
to economically and culturally deprived students from inner city schools at the Florida Theatre
and in their schools. In 1991, the program served 3,000 students in seven small schools.
Last year, Early Stages served 30,000 students from over 60 schools, with programs for grades
PK-12. Funding for the Early Stages program is provided by generous grants from:
PRESENTS
I Have a Dream
Bank of America ~Citi ~Community Foundation ~
Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
~ Edna Sproull Williams Foundation ~ Dex Imaging ~
~ The Florida Times-Union ~ State of Florida ~
~Royal Services
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Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the City
of Jacksonville, and the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Cultural Service Grant Program.
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February 18, 2016
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Put these events in chronological order, 1-8
-King becomes the youngest recipient of the Nobel
Peace Prize, which was awarded to him for leading
nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in the U.S.
With the generous support of:
Presents
I Have a Dream
CAST
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
........Terrance McAllister
Governor Wallace..............Kenneth Barron
Ralph Abernathy.................Malcolm Evans
Coretta King..............................Tara Rison
Bull Connor................................Joel White
Produced by Theatre IV
-The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Helps found the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference to work for
full equality for African Americans.
-Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a
white person begins the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
-Martin Luther King delivers his “How Long, Not
Long” speech on the steps of the steps of the Alabama
State Capitol at the conclusion of the march from
Selma.
-Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated in Memphis,
Tennessee.
-Martin Luther King, Jr. Writes his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”. In it he argues his case for nonviolence and the moral responsibility of people to break
unjust laws rather than wait forever for justice to be
addressed by entrenched courts.
-The U.S. Supreme court upholds Browder v. Gayle
that ruled that the segregation of buses in Montgomery
Alabama was unconstitutional.
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-Nearly a quarter of a million people march on Washington D.C. in the largest civil rights demonstration
ever. Here he delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech.