PAST COMMEMORATIONS: Come to the Table Call and Response In the Footsteps... Arts, Education and Activism
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
NEWS
Celebrating MLK With Their Own Stories
Employee breakfast lets Campus Services staff share dreams, talents
Edelman urges families, communities to "reset nation's moral compass"
Students Learn Town-Gown History at "Durham" Pre-Screening
"Durham: A Self-Portrait" will be shown at Duke Monday, Jan. 21
African 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 Durham
Documentary 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 Edelman to speak at MLK commemoration
The president of the Children's Defense Fund will address "the power of youth."
Duke Community 'Comes to the Table' to Celebrate MLK
A look back at the 2007 MLK Week
Watch a slideshow of King commemoration events 
THE POWER OF YOUTH
Duke students talk about King's effect on young people today
LEARN MORE
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