Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 12, 2003 -- Dorothy Butler Gilliam, a reporter who covered the civil rights movement for the Washington Post in the early 1960s, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's ceremony marking the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 19.
Gilliam will speak during a 2 p.m. program that day in the Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N. 13th St. The program will also include a performance by the gospel choir of the Afrikan Peoples Union, a UNL student group, and presentation of the chancellor's "Fulfilling the Dream" awards.
The Jan. 19 program will kick off a week-long series of events that will include speakers, panel discussions, dinners, community service projects, a candlelight vigil and a live video conference, "Dialogue on Diversity," involving UNL and the University of Alabama. More details on the events will be available after the first of the year.
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