THE DALLAS INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES AND CULTURE

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

A Time to Come Together

“With this faith, we shall go out

and adjourn the councils of

despair. And we will be able to

rise, from the fatigue of despair

to the buoyancy of hope. We

shall overcome.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Role of the African American Church

in the Civil Rights MovementJ A N U A R Y 2 1 , 2 0 1 3

THE DALLAS INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES AND CULTURE PRESENTS

The Eighth Annual MLK, Jr., Symposium:

The Role of the African American Church

in the Civil Rights MovementJ a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 3

Featuring Keynote Speaker:

Ambassador Andrew Young

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The Eighth Annual MLK, Jr., Symposium:

J a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 3

with

Rev. Dr. Zan Holmes

and

Dr. Keri Day

The Role of the African American Church

in the Civil Rights Movement

The Eighth Annual MLK, Jr., Symposium:

J a n u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 3

“Our faith made our

burdens

light, because we

never carried them

alone.”

‒Ambassador Andrew Young,

An Easy BurdenDr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Amb. Andrew Young march along

State Street during the Chicago Freedom Movement, 1966.

The Eighth Annual MLK, Jr., Symposium:

2013 MLK, JR., Symposium:

THE ROLE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH IN THE

CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

“We changed the entire

South and much of the

world without killing

anybody, and the

message was one of

non-violence.”

‒Ambassador Andrew Young

Amb. Andrew Young and Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr., at a press conference, 1967.

“The truly religious moments in

our Civil Rights movement didn't

make any intellectual sense.

Nobody in their right mind would

do some of the things that we

did, but we did it because we

were caught up in a spirit.”

‒ Ambassador Andrew Young

“My faith and spirituality

made me sensitive

toward others. It helps

me see all of us as

God’s children, as I

learned during the civil

rights movement.”

Ambassdaor Andrew Young,

Walk in My Shoes

“[Birmingham] was the last place I think I

wanted to go with Martin Luther King in

1963, but it was the place we had to go.”‒ Ambassador Andrew Young

Religious leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (kneeling) and

Andrew Young (standing right), lead marchers in singing and

praying, Chicago, Aug. 6, 1966.

Hours after King’s death, silent members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference gather in

King's room, including Amb. Andrew Young (far left), at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, April 4, 1968.

“In the profoundest of terms, my work with Martin gave my life a purpose and

sustenance I could have hardly dreamed of…He left his mark on me, both in

indelible memories and in spiritual and practical lessons of our trials and triumphs.”

Ambassador Andrew Young, An Easy Burden

“His death was not

the end, and his

words and his spirit

have moved all

across the earth.”‒ Ambassador Andrew Young

President Reagan signing Martin Luther King Day into

legislation, November 2, 1983.

THE DALLAS INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES AND CULTURE

2013 MLK, JR., Symposium:

THE ROLE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN

CHURCH IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

THE DALLAS INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES AND CULTURE

Monday, January 21 , 2013 • 7-8 :45 PMD a l l a s C i t y P e r f o r m a n c e H a l l

General Admission: $20

Teachers & Students: $10

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