WORCESTER, Mass. – In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Holy Cross community will host a dialogue on Monday, Jan. 21, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Rehm Library of Smith Hall. The event, titled "The Moral Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Student-led Teach-in and Debate," is free and open to the public.
Organized by seven students who prepared for the event over their Christmas break, the discussion will be led solely by students and moderated by Professor Bertram Ashe, director of African-American Studies at Holy Cross.
The event will begin with two five-minute presentations to set the context for the discussion to follow. The students will briefly lecture on the social context faced by African Americans in the 1950s South and on King's role in the civil rights movement.
This portion will be followed by analysis and discussion of the moral legacy of King. Students will present and debate over a variety of aspects of King's legacy, including leadership in the Black community; the role of women in the civil rights movement; the meaning and legacy of non-violence; how liberals and conservatives have tried to claim the mantle of King's legacy for their own causes; and the commercialization of King's image and writings.
This event is sponsored by the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture in cooperation with the Office of Multicultural Education at Holy Cross.
Holy Cross to Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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