Ben Chavis, a longtime civil rights leader and one of the Wilmington 10, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. service on Monday at First Baptist Church.
A march and rally will be held at Peace and Justice Plaza at 9 a.m., with the service to follow at 11. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award and the Rebecca Clark Award for Voter Registration and Civic Engagement will be presented.
This year’s theme is “Not One Step Back: Renewing Dr. King’s Call to Conscience.â€