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      75 Days 'til MLK event will reveal speaker, theme for 2016 commemoration

      Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to an estimated 9,000 people on Jan. 21, 1965, inside Penn State's newly expanded Recreation Hall on the University Park campus. Credit: Penn State University Archives / Penn State. Creative Commons

      UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The 75 Days 'til MLK event will build excitement for next year's Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration at Penn State and reveal details on the January celebration of the civil rights leader's life and legacy.

      From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 75 Days 'til MLK will feature food, games, giveaways and student performances in the HUB-Robeson Center. At 1:18 p.m. near the Monumental Staircase, the guest speaker and theme of the University's MLK Commemoration Week, beginning Jan. 18, will be revealed. The celebration includes a day of service, an oratorical contest and a community showcase. Past speakers have included Angela Davis, Ruby Bridges and Michael Eric Dyson. 

      For updates on the MLK events at Penn State, go to http://mlk.psu.edu/.

       

      Last Updated October 28, 2015

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