April 4th, 2018
On April 4, 1968, an assassin took the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the most prominent civil rights leader of the 20th century. In remembrance of Dr. King’s life and work, Dr. Antonio D. Tillis, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and M. D. Anderson Professor in Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston, hosted ab event commemorating the acclaimed civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient on the 50th anniversary of his death. The event was held on April 4, 2018, at the UH A.D. Bruce Religion Center. Rev. Dr. William A. Lawson, Founding Pastor Emeritus of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, discussed the civil rights movement and his personal relationship with Dr. King. Read more | UH News Release