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Even as Martin Luther King Jr. called upon Americans to shape a beloved community for their children, he also worked with young people to awaken the conscience of the country. He was himself a young person throughout the civil rights movement. This dual role of youth, as inheritors and agents, in the fulfillment of Dr. King's vision for a just society is the focus of this year's Duke University Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.    |   Learn more about this year's theme...

FEATURED EVENTS

Jan. 17 // Speech by Dr. Jim Johnson
Time: Noon - 1:30 pm, Searle Center Lecture Hall

Jan. 18 - 20 // Pilgrimage of Pain & Hope - Journey with Duke Divinity School through Durham

Jan. 20 // Marian Wright Edelman Speaks at Duke Chapel MLK Commemoration
Time: 3:00 pm, Duke Chapel

Jan. 21 // "Duke Conversations" on MLK Themes for Students
Times and locations vary

Jan. 21 // African Children's Choir
Time: 3 pm, Page Auditorium

Jan. 23 // Million Meals
Two shifts: 6:00pm - 8:00pm and 8:00pm - 10:00pm, North Carolina Central University

Full Calendar of Events

 

NEWS

MLK Week: The Power of YouthCelebrating MLK With Their Own Stories

Employee breakfast lets Campus Services staff share dreams, talents

 

 

MLK Week: The Power of Youth; Marian Wright Edleman speaks in Duke chapel on MLK dayMLK Week: The Power of Youth

Edelman urges families, communities to "reset nation's moral compass"

 

 

Durham: A Self PortraitStudents Learn Town-Gown History at "Durham" Pre-Screening

"Durham: A Self-Portrait" will be shown at Duke Monday, Jan. 21

 

 

African Children's ChoirAfrican Children's Choir to Perform at Duke MLK Day, Jan. 21

The choir of talented children who have lost relatives has gained international recognition

 

 

Journey with Duke Divinity School through DurhamPilgrimage of Pain & Hope

Journey with Duke Divinity School through Durham

 

 

Marian Wright EdelmanDocumentary Presentation Examines Legacy of Slave-Trading Family

Also appearing Jan. 11 is the author of a book on the discovery of his ancestors' slave-trading

 

 

Marian Wright EdelmanMarian Wright Edelman to speak at MLK commemoration

The president of the Children's Defense Fund will address "the power of youth."

 

 

MLK Commemoration slideshowDuke Community 'Comes to the Table' to Celebrate MLK

A look back at the 2007 MLK Week

Watch a slideshow of King commemoration events video icon

 

THE POWER OF YOUTH
Duke students talk about King's effect on young people today

 

LEARN MORE

Martin Luther King Speaks at Duke Listen to clips from King's 1964 speech
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Duke in Page Auditorium Nov. 13, 1964.



Download previous MLK commemoration addresses
from iTunes U

 

 

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact Sharon Caple at 684-8353

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