AUSTIN AREA HERITAGE COUNCIL

Austin, Texas, 78708 United States

Mission Statement

The mission of the Austin Area Heritage Council is to encourage interest in all cultures represented in Austin and to celebrate its rich history.

About This Cause

Austin’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration began in 1983, and was planned and sponsored by the Texas Union African-American Culture Committee (AACC), University of Texas at Austin. In 1993, AACC joined with Huston-Tillotson College and in 1994, the two colleges worked with community-based service organizations giving birth to the first City-Wide MLK Celebration. In June of 1995, the Austin Area Heritage Council was officially formed to oversee planning of Austin’s annual Martin Luther King Day celebrations. To create a more inclusive and family atmosphere, the Heritage Council reached out to non-African American-based organizations to participate and adopted the new title of “MLK Community Celebration.”

AUSTIN AREA HERITAGE COUNCIL
Po Box 81807
Austin, Texas 78708
United States
Phone Yvette Crawford-Lee
Unique Identifier 742756263