"I say to you that our goal is freedom, and I believe we are going to get there because however much she strays away from it, the goal of America is freedom. Abused and scorned though we may be as a people, our destiny is tied up in the destiny of America."
Martin Luther King, Jr., Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution, Sermon delivered at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., on March 31, 1968, in A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Clayborne Carson and Peter Holloran, editors. New York: IPM/Warner Books, 1998.
MLK Upcoming Events at Vanderbilt University
Year 2005: Celebrating the MLK Series' 20th Anniversary at VU
Monday, Jan. 17-Friday, Feb. 4, 2005: Harold Lowe Civil Rights Photograph Collection Schulman Center Gallery, 2421 Vanderbilt Place. Exhibit hours: 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday-Thursday; 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Friday. A collection of powerful black and white photographs documenting the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville. Free. Photos courtesy of the Nashville Public Library Special Collections Division, The Nashville Room.
Monday, Jan. 17: Candlelight Vigil,
Benton Chapel, 7 p.m. Sponsored by Organization of Black Graduate and
Professional Students. Bishop Joseph W. Walker, Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Voices of Praise will sing. In light of the Tsunami
disaster, this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil will include
an honoring of the memory of the victims, and provide ways to aid the
victims.
January 17 - January 31: Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center,
Vanderbilt University. Exhibit of 21 posters depicting the 20-year history
of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Series at Vanderbilt University
since its inception in 1985.
Tuesday, January 18, 1 p.m.: Averbuch Auditorium, "The Majesty
of Dissent" honoring Dr. King and the magnificence of freedom. Owen
Graduate School of Management.
Tuesday, January 18, 3:30 p.m.: Flynn Auditorium, Law School -Judge
Myron Thompson, U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
(informal reception following). Vanderbilt Law School
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, noon: Linda Burns-Bolton, Dr.P.H., RN, FAAN, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Director of Nursing Research and Development, Cedars-Sinai Health System and Research Institute. Room 155 of the Nursing Annex.
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005: Bernice Johnson Reagon, Keynote Lecture, 6 p.m. The Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, 24th Avenue South and Capers Avenue. Reception prior to lecture 5 - 6 p.m. in Ingram Lobby. Sponsors for the reception are the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Series Committee, College of Arts & Science, and the School of Engineering.
Thursday, January 20, 12:30 p.m.: 12:30 p.m., Wyatt Center Rotunda, Peabody College. "Race, Space and Scientific Education: Some Thoughts on the Political Economy of Urban Schooling. " William Tate, professor and chair of the Department of Education at Washington University in St. Louis, will give a talk at Peabody's annual Changing Lives Award Ceremony recognizing exceptional community service. Reception to follow. Free.
Thursday, January 20, 2005, 4 p.m.:
Room 241 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/MRL Building.
"Improving the Lives of Low-Income Parents and Children with Prenatal
and Infancy Home Visits by Nurses" David Olds, Ph.D.,Professor of
Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Preventative Medicine, University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center. For information, contact stephanie.comer@vanderbilt.edu,
322-8240.
Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, 5 to 8 p.m.:
"A Walk With Martin," Sarratt Promenade and Sarratt Cinema.
An exhibit highlighting the life of Martin Luther King Jr., this experience
will bring to life the accomplishments and triumphs of a great individual.
Through excerpts, photographs and film witness one of America's most influential
people who changed our society and culture. Sponsored by Vanderbilt University's
Kappa Theta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 10 a.m.:
Belmont University, Harton Hall. Dr. James Forbes, Senior Minister, The
Riverside Church, New York. Presentation to Belmont University students.
Co-sponsored by Belmont University and Vanderbilt.
Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 7 p.m.:
Dr. James Forbes, Senior Minister, The
Riverside Church, New York.Belmont University, Massey Performing Concert
Hall. "Today's America and The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr." Co-sponsored by Belmont University and Vanderbilt.
Thursday, January 27, 2005 Noon - 1 p.m.: Dr. James Forbes of Riverside
Church, New York. Conversation with students and faculty. Held at All
Faith Chapel at Vanderbilt Divinity School.
Saturday, February19, 2005: As part of this year's MLK celebration, the Vanderbilt community is invited to join in a one-day trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM - Free. The Office of Intercultural Affairs and Diversity Education and the Black Student Alliance will sponsor a day trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to view exhibits which "capture the spirit and courage of countless individuals" who participated in the Civil Rights Movement. Transportation and admission into the Institute will be provided free of charge to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff. For more information or to reserve a seat on the bus call (615) 322-7859.
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