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MLK @ Buffalo: 50 Years Later

November 9, 2017 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Free

Join the UB Office of Inclusive Excellence, UB Libraries, UB Intercultural and Diversity Center as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s
final speech in Buffalo. At the invitation of student associations at UB, Dr. King
appeared before a standing-room-only audience at Kleinhans Music Hall in
Buffalo on November 9, 1967.

Guest Speakers

  • Ruth Bryant, Attendee of the 1967 Speech by MLK, UB Alumna and long-serving UB
    Professional Staff Member
  • Devonya Havis, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Canisius College
  • Scott Hollander, Associate Director, UB Libraries
  • George Nicholas, Senior Pastor, Lincoln United Methodist Church, Buffalo, NY
  • Leslie Veloz, President, UB Undergraduate Student Association (SA)
  • Victoria Wolcott, Professor, UB Department of History

Hosted by:

Teresa Miller, Vice Provost, Inclusive Excellence

Austin Booth, Vice Provost, University Libraries

Free and open to the public
Reception to follow in 201 Student Union

Details

Date:
November 9, 2017
Time:
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Student Union Theater