The League of Iowa Human & Civil Rights Agencies

Fifty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Waterloo’s West High School, its renovated auditorium will be rededicated with a memorial to the slain civil rights leader. A bust of King sculpted by Waterloo native John Jago and built into the podium where he spoke will be unveiled Sunday. The bust, 1.5 times life-size, will be kept in the foyer. Principal Gail Moon said civil rights activist Anna Mae Weems, who brought King to Iowa, will speak at the ceremony, which will showcase the school’s band, choir, orchestra and drama students.

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