INEZ, Ky. (AP) - An eastern Kentucky county is commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s visit where he declared a War on Poverty.
The famous declaration happened in 1964 in Martin County. Now local leaders and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will be in Inez on Friday for an anniversary event.
Organizers are calling it the Dream! Martin County event and say leaders are joining together “to call for a new path forward in fighting poverty in the region.”
Participants will highlight proven private and faith-based approaches that are successfully growing the region’s economy. The event will also launch programs designed to boost education and small business.
The event will be held at the Roy F. Collier Community Center in Inez.
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