THE CIVIL RIGHTS CENTURY: Milestones In Black History Series
MARTIN
LUTHER
KING, JR
& His Nobel Prize:
50th Anniversary
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
National Archives @ Kansas City
400 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
6:00 pm Reception
6:30 pm Program
THE GREATER KANSAS CITY
BLACK HISTORY STUDY GROUP
The National Archives at Kansas City
(NARA) will present in partnership with the
Greater Kansas City Black History Study
Group, Dr. Rufus Burrow, Jr. & author Taylor
Branch (via video conference), to discuss the
50th Anniversary of the Nobel Prize Award to
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A screening of the
December 1964 acceptance speech by Dr. King
in Oslo, Norway will precede an examination of
Dr. King’s leadership and theology in the Civil
Rights Movement.
Dr. Burrow is a leading King scholar and
Emeritus Professor at Christian Theological
Seminary in Indiana. Mr. Branch is a Pulitzer
Prize winning author of Civil Rights history. The
program discussion will be moderated by Dr.
Christopher Cantwell, Digital History &
Religious Studies scholar at the University of
Missouri, Kansas City. Technology support for
this program will be provided by the Senior
Learning Network.
To make a reservation for this
free program call 816-268-8010 or
email [email protected].
RUFUS BURROW
TAYLOR BRANCH
CHRIS CANTWELL
Requests for ADA accommodations must be
submitted five business days prior to events.