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MC to dedicate Martin Luther King
sculpture on speech site Feb. 28
In memory of the
civil rights leader’s 1968 address to Manchester College and the
community, a bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be dedicated on
Wednesday, Feb. 28 – very near the actual site of his speech. The public
is invited to the ceremony.
Using the podium
from which Dr. King delivered his speech,
The Future of Integration,
the College will dedicate the 17-inch tall bust created by Fort Wayne
sculptor Will Clark.
King spoke at the
college on Feb. 1, 1968, two months before he was assassinated in
Memphis, Tenn. It is believed to have been his final campus speech. The
event took place in the former Gymnasium/Auditorium, which was razed in
2000.
The brief
dedication ceremony begins 4:30 p.m. on the second floor of the
Physicians Atrium of the Science Center, almost on the site of the
former auditorium.
Sculptor Will
Clark, a passionate supporter of minority rights and a historian on Fort
Wayne race relations, was an obvious choice to help Manchester
memorialize Dr. King’s speech, said College President Jo Young Switzer.
Rooted in the
tradition of the Church of the Brethren, it is the mission of Manchester
College to graduate persons who appreciate the infinite worth of every
individual. For more about the College, visit
www.manchester.edu
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