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Feb 2 2015 | Posted In: Liberation Curriculum
On January 31st, Dr. Andrea McEvoy Spero conducted a workshop with teachers at Morehouse College and the newly opened National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia. The workshop aimed to assist teachers in developing strategies for using primary sources to deepen their...
Jan 28 2015
On January 28, the King Institute hosted Freedom Summer veteran Maria Gitin, who discussed her new book This Bright Light of Ours: Stories from the Voting Rights Fight. The book offers an insi
Jan 25 2015 | Posted In: Clayborne Carson
Institute Director Clayborne Carson had a very busy MLK holiday, giving interviews with outlets including local public radio, MSNBC, USA Today and the Mercury News on topics ranging from King's legacy to the Ferguson protests to reactions to the Selma film and Oscars-snub. On January 11, Dr....
Jan 20 2015 | Posted In: King Institute
In honor of the national King holiday, staff and students attended a viewing of the film, Selma. All of the attendees give the film two thumbs up, and highly recommend it.
Jan 19 2015 | Posted In: King Institute
The King Institute was happy to welcome visitors to our annual Open House over the King holiday weekend. Over 100 colleagues, supporters, students, and teachers stopped by as we celebrated the recent publication of Volume VII, and heard musical performances from San Francisco musician Tammy Hall...
