Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Memphis on Sunday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
State Rep. Antonio Parkinson (D-TN-98) tweeted, “The Vice President is coming to Raleigh,” referring to a community in the north-central area of the city.
The Vice President is coming to Raleigh.
— Antonio Parkinson (@2_Shay) January 17, 2020
Parkinson also tweeted, “I will not be at the service with the VP. I have a prior commitment.”
I will not be at the service with the VP. I have a prior commitment.
— Antonio Parkinson (@TNRepParkinson) January 17, 2020
Local 24 Memphis quoted Parkinson as saying the vice president would attend a worship service at Holy City Church of God in Christ and was in town for MLK Day.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction over Memphis, the station reported.
Pence also will visit the National Civil Rights Museum Sunday, News Channel 3 reported.
Pence will take a tour of the museum — at the site of the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 — before making remarks at Holy City Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, according to a release from the White House.
The museum says its MLK Day activities will include:
On the national holiday Monday, January 20, the National Civil Rights Museum will remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most prolific humanitarians and leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement. The focus of the celebration is community service and social justice in honor of Dr. King’s impact on the global society. Activities include daylong performances, family friendly activities and entertainment and the National Civil Rights Museum experience. In the spirit of service, the Museum will hold its annual drives for Mid-South Food Bank and Vitalant (formerly Lifeblood), and serve as a center for community resources and engagement.
Roads in the area will be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Action News 5 said. Neighborhood churches were told their Sunday services may be impacted.
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Background Photo “National Civil Rights Mueseum” by Thomas R Machnitzki. CC BY-SA 3.0.
