Stories about "Martin Luther King Jr. Day"
Influential figures in older, newer civil rights struggles offer MLK keynotes

Monday, January 3, 2011 4:44 pm

One of them described by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as "the greatest teacher of nonviolence in America," leaders representing two generations of social activism offer keynote addresses during the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Bates College on Monday, Jan. 17.

MLK Day: A unique weekend of thought and reflection

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 2:44 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates College is an intense, community-wide…

King Day keynote looks at Mays '20 and his hopes for integrated church

Friday, January 22, 2010 1:01 pm

"Can we keep the faith when our dreams are imperfectly realized? I hope that we can." Monday was an especially fitting day for this question posed by historian Barbara Savage as she concluded her keynote speech for Bates' Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances.

Impressions from Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2010

Friday, January 22, 2010 12:59 pm

Seven Bates students share their impressions from the myriad programming the college offered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2010.

King Day focus: 'Faith and Ethics in the Public Sphere'

Sunday, January 17, 2010 8:10 am

An expert in African American political and religious history gives the Martin Luther King Jr. Day keynote address at Bates at 10:45 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The college traditionally cancels classes and offers special programming for King Day. This year's theme is "Faith and Ethics in the Public Sphere: What is the Dream?"

Images of ME and Beyond: A Dual-Screen Exhibit of Videos about Social Identity

Monday, January 11, 2010 2:25 pm

Images of ME and Beyond: A Dual-Screen Exhibit of Videos about Social…

Calendar of events for 2010 Bates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday, January 11, 2010 9:26 am

Sunday, Jan. 17 7 p.m. Worship service: A sermon by Barbara D.…

2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Workshops

Thursday, January 7, 2010 5:49 pm

The following workshops will be held in Pettengill Hall (unless otherwise noted),…

Events Schedule: January 2010

Friday, December 18, 2009 10:05 am

Here is a preview of public events for January 2010. Click “Print…

For mayor of Auburn, a remarkable current event

Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:44 pm

Auburn mayor John Jenkins '74 was the subject of a story by longtime Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz, who wrote, "Forty years ago last spring, John Jenkins stood on the stage at his high school in Newark, N.J., and proudly shook the hand of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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