Join South Carolinians from every walk of life for the 2010 Statewide Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy on Monday, January 18, 2010. This historic day will begin with the Annual Prayer Service starting 8:30a.m. at Zion Baptist Church, 801 Washington Street, followed by the march to retire the Confederate Battle Flag and bring justice and dignity to all South Carolinians.

Ben Jealous, national president of the NAACP, will be the featured speaker at the rally.

This year’s event, held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, will be the 10th rally. The first rally in 2000 drew roughly 50,000.

The NAACP is using the rally to call for the removal of the Confederate flag from State House grounds, changes in the state criminal justice system that disproportionately incarcerates African Americans and changes to how the state funds education, so poor school districts are provided more resources.