MLK Lecture featuring Myrlie Evers-Williams

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday January 11, 2012 - Thursday January 12, 2012
      2:00 pm - 1:59 pm
  • Location: Student Center Ballroom
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Contact

Najah Hofman
Office of Institute Diversity
404-894-3070

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Full Summary: The Office of Institute Diversity opens the 2012 Georgia Tech Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration with a keynote address from civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams.  Introduction by Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Dean Jacqueline J. Royster.

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The Office of Institute Diversity opens the 2012 Georgia Tech Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration with a keynote address from civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams.  Introduction by Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Dean Jacqueline J. Royster.

As the widow of the murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers and the first fulltime chair of the NAACP, Myrlie Evers-Williams has a lifetime of personal and professional memories and experiences associated with the civil rights movement. She has spent her life preserving the memory of Medgar Evers and fighting for social justice.

Event Sponsors:  Office of Institute Diversity, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Division of Student Affairs, Campus Services, The Student Center, Diversity Programs, BuzzFunds, Student Life Fund, and Community Service and Service Learning

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Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, School of Economics, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, School of Modern Languages, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, School of History and Sociology, School of Public Policy

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  • Created By: Rebecca Keane
  • Workflow Status: Review
  • Created On: Dec 16, 2011 - 8:39am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:56pm