2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations at Morehouse College
His Dream – My Responsibility – Our Celebration
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 – 11:00a.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Crown Forum
Speaker: Orville Vernon Burton, professor, African American studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel
SATURDAY JANUARY 19 – 2:30p.m.
The Dream @50
Celebrity readers will present King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, followed by a panel discussion, “The Dream: Then and Now.” Winners of the “The Dream @50 Art Contest” will be announced.
Program sponsored by Richard Karz Productions
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 – 6:00p.m.
Community-wide Multi-Faith Worship Service and Prayer Vigil
In partnership with the Faith Alliance of Metropolitan Atlanta, the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel presents a multi-faith worship service highlighting King’s commitment to a beloved world community. A prayer vigil led by the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Assistants will be held at the foot of the King statue.
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and Plaza
MONDAY, JANUARY 21 – 8:00a.m.
Bonner Office of Community Service’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
“Diversity with Sustainability”
Students participate in the interfaith cooperation through community service at various sites around Atlanta. Afterwards, students and mentors hold a discussion sponsored by the Bonner Office of Community Service and the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel.
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 – 7:00 p.m.
“Going to See the King: A Theatrical Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.”
Atlanta University Center students present music, drama, dance and spoken word in King’s honor.
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Morehouse College Literary Salon and King Legacy Scholars
Speaker: Glenn Eskew, professor of history at Georgia State University, discusses his book, But for Birmingham, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Kng’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and the Birmingham Campaign.
Location: Archive Research Center, Robert W. Woodruff Atlanta University Center Library
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 – 11:00 a.m.
The Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection Tutorial on Research Using the Collection
Courtney Chartier, assistant head of the Archives Research Center, will give a tutorial on the digitized, 13,000-piece King Collection, which includes sermons, speeches, correspondence and other writings by King.
RSVP is required.
For information, call (404) 978-2019 or send an email to archives@auctr.edu.
Location: Room 202, Robert W. Woodruff Atlanta University Center Library
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
King Lecture and Conversation Series
“A Citizen of the World: Projecting the Global Martin Luther King Jr.”
Speaker: Lewis V. Baldwin, professor, religious studies, Vanderbilt University
Location: Bank of America Auditorium, Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center
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