2007 Martin Luther King Day photographs

MLK Day 2007

Cleveland Sellers autographs his book for Anthony A. Phillips '10.

MLK Day 2007

Author Cleveland Sellers leads a discussion of his book,"The River of No Return" in the Keck Classroom, Pettengill Hall. The image that silhouettes Sellers includes the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (center) and Sellers as a young man (bearded, in the back row) during a civil rights march.

MLK Day 2007

Students, faculty and staff, including Bates College Chaplain Bill Blaine-Wallace (with hat) and Associate Professor of Rhetoric Charles Nero (right), attend an afternoon workshop with keynote speaker Sellers.

MLK Day 2007

Ben Chin '07 (center) leads a workshop about immigration.

MLK Day 2007

Tamara Wyzanksi '09 (right) participates in a MLK Day workshop titled: "A Time to Break Silence: Reflections on MLK Jr.'s thoughts on the Vietnam War."

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MLK Day 2007

The Bates College community observes the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. by canceling classes and scheduling special programming throughout the day. For 2007, the Martin Luther King Day Committee placed an emphasis on the theme “Between Chaos and Community.” Read more about this year’s events.