The information below pertains to the 2018 event. This will be updated to applicable information at a later date.

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50TH ANNIVERSARY MULE TRAIN / “REBUILD THE DREAM” SYMPOSIUM
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – MARKS, MISSISSIPPI

MONDAY, MAY 7
Kick off Press Conference featuring Martin Luther King III (Open to the public)
Quitman County Courthouse Steps, 220 Chestnut Street, Marks, MS
5:30 p.m.

* Community Forum featuring 1968 Mule Train Participants and Martin Luther King III
Valley Queen MB Church, 404 Humphrey Avenue, Marks, MS
7:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 8
Student Empowerment Rally featuring Martin Luther King III (Open to the public)
Quitman County Madison Shannon Palmer High School, 1315 MLK Drive, Marks, MS
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 10
Re-enactment of 1968 Student Teacher Protest and March to the Courthouse (Open to the public)
Quitman County Madison Shannon Palmer High School, 1315 MLK Drive, Marks, MS
1:15 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.

* Registration, Welcome Reception, Entertainment (Registration required)
Quitman County MSG, 450 Humphrey Avenue, Marks, MS
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 11
* Prayer Breakfast & Memorial Service (Registration required)
**Quitman County MSG, 450 Humphrey Ave., Marks, MS
8:30 am—10:00 am (registration required)

* Workshops, Breakout Sessions, Lunch, Guest Speakers (Registration required)
Quitman County MSG, 450 Humphrey Avenue, Marks, MS
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Quitman County Tour of Historical Markers (Open to the public)
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

* Commemorative Awards Banquet honoring the 1968 Mule Train Participants + group pictures + Guest speaker, Congressman Bennie Thompson +
Remarks by Reverend Charles Steele (SCLC) & Reverend Bernard Lafayette (SCLC)
Quitman County MSG, 450 Humphrey Avenue, Marks, MS
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 pm
** (registration required or you may purchase a single night ticket)

SATURDAY, MAY 12
Line up for the 1968 Mule Train Re-enactment + March to Marks Roadside Park
**Quitman County Madison Shannon Palmer High School, 1315 MLK Dr., Marks, MS
Please park at the school.
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Community Rally featuring guest speakers Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy & Conor Kennedy (grandchildren of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Sr.) + Meet the 1968 Mule Train Participants
(Open to the public)
Vendors will be selling food and merchandise. Book authors Dr. Hilliard Lackey & Ellen Meacham will be selling & autographing books. Bring your lawn chairs!
Marks Roadside Park, MLK Drive (Hwy 3) & Hwy 6, Marks, MS
11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 13 – (Mother’s Day)
*** Gospel Concert featuring the GRAMMY®- winning Mighty Clouds of Joy (ticket required)
Quitman County MSG, 450 Humphrey Ave., Marks, MS
5:00 p.m.

* General registration fee to attend the 3-day events (Thur.-Sat.) is $50
** Ticket to attend the FRIDAY NIGHT BANQUET ONLY $25
*** Ticket to GOSPEL CONCERT ONLY $15