Watertown Photographer's Work on Display in Concord for MLK Day

Henry David Thoreau wrote his essay "Civil Disobedience" in his cabin on the shore of Walden Pond in Concord, and his words went on to inspire such civil rights and human rights leaders as Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr.

This year, as part of the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., a photo essay by Watertown photographer Joseph Flack Weiler will shown at Walden Pond State Reservation, 915 Walden St. in Concord. The photos come from the Civil Rights movements in Boston from the 1960s to today.

The exhibit accompanies the Civil Disobedience program commemorating Martin Luther King Day.

On Sunday, Jan. 15 the State Park will offer a free “Civil Disobedience” program from 12:30  p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The program will start at the replica Thoreau Walden Cabin with historian Richard Smith portraying Henry David Thoreau.

At 1:30 p.m. Thomas Blanding will discuss Thoreau’s essay, “Civil Disobedience.” For more information phone the Department of Conservation & Recreation at 978-369-3254.