Mid-South Peace & Justice Center
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Mid-South Peace & Justice Center, founded on January 15, 1982, the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit community based organization located in Memphis, Tennessee
, that is dedicated to educating, organizing, and mobilizing their community to increase social, economic, racial and environmental justice. The organization is trying to further the work of past peacemakers, such as Dr. King, by creating change through nonviolent action.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...
, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit community based organization located in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, that is dedicated to educating, organizing, and mobilizing their community to increase social, economic, racial and environmental justice. The organization is trying to further the work of past peacemakers, such as Dr. King, by creating change through nonviolent action.