Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
We honor the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 40th anniversary of his death. Civil rights photographer Bob Adelman and National Book Award winning novelist and essayist Charles Johnson have collaborated on several books about Dr. King, including Mine Eyes Have Seen and King.

Event: Rudy Dee will be reading Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech at an exhibition featuring images of Dr. King by Bob Adelman
Friday, April 4 at 6 pm
Westwood Gallery
568 Broadway (corner of Prince Street)
To attend, call (212) 925-5700

Weigh in: Share your memories of Dr. King. Did you ever meet him? What do you remember about seeing him on TV or reading about him in the papers?

Slideshow: Images of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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