LANSING, Mich. (AP) The 1963 civil rights march led in Detroit by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be re-enacted at the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing as part of Black History Month. <\/p>\n
Secretary of State Ruth Johnson will join other elected leaders and community officials Tuesday morning on the west side of the Capitol building. <\/p>\n
The March for Freedom reenactment will proceed to the Richard H. Austin building where a program highlighting Michigans role in the civil rights movement will be presented. <\/p>\n
King visited Detroit on June 23, 1963, to lead tens of thousands of people in a freedom walk along Woodward Avenue and also previewed his I Have a Dream speech. <\/p>\n
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