Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at Vanderbilt

Posted by Wai Yee Vicky Lee on Monday, January 8, 2018 in Archives, News.

We are in an agonizing national crisis because a complex of profound problems has intersected in an explosive mixture. . . . If we look honestly at the realities of our national life, it is clear that we are not marching forward; we are groping and stumbling; we are divided and confused. Our moral values and spiritual confidence sink. . . . It is forcing America to face all its interrelated flaws—racism, poverty, militarism, and materialism. (MLK Jr., Testament of Hope, 315).

Please join us as Vanderbilt University celebrates the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our keynote speaker will be the Professor Michael Eric Dyson. This commemoration kicks off on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, and continues with our annual Weekend of Service leading into a full day of programming on Monday including teach-ins, service projects, a Civil Rights Bus Tour of historic Nashville sites, and concludes with our keynote address by Professor Michael Eric Dyson at 7:00 p.m. in Langford Auditorium.

All activities are free and open to all students and the public. For more information, visit the Vanderbilt University MLK website at www.vanderbilt.edu/mlk.