AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM KING HOLIDAY WEEKEND, "Little Rock Nine Interview" with Carlotta Walls Lanier, one of the first nine African American students to attend Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1959, 2 p.m. Saturday; a cappella group In Process performs civil rights-era freedom songs and the words of King in a theatrical presentation, 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Saturday-Monday; join student "sit-ins" that recall the historic lunch counter incident in the Greensboro, N.C., F.W. Woolworth store, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday-Monday; "Sing for Freedom" event exploring the role of music in the struggle for freedom, sing along to "We Shall Not Be Moved," "This Little Light of Mine" and other songs; and other events. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday-Monday, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000.
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