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“All Labor Has Dignity” is the theme of a special program Tuesday evening that will feature the re-enactment of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1962 speech to the Minneapolis convention of the United Packinghouse Workers.
The program, which is free and open to the public, will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Penumbra Theatre, 270 N. Kent St., St. Paul.
Professional actor and Macalester College Professor Harry Waters will perform King’s speech, which drew connections between the labor and civil rights struggles. Music and related readings will complement his performance.
This is the final program in the “Untold Stories” series sponsored by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library and co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota Labor Education Service and other groups.
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