, a founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and its chairman from 1961 to 1964, will deliver the keynote lecture Monday, Jan. 19, for ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University’s . The event is free and open to the public.
McDew’s talk, “Votes, Voices and Victory: How far have we come?,” is part of a celebration of King’s legacy that will be held at 6 p.m. in Benton Chapel located at the university’s Divinity School. The event includes a candlelight vigil and student performances by ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s Jeremiah Generation Praise Team and VU Spoken Word, as well as, a performance by Nashville a capella group Nu Image. A reception will precede the event at 5 p.m. in Benton Chapel.
WHAT: Charles McDew, a founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee (SNCC) and its chairman from 1961 to 1964, will deliver the keynote lecture, titled “Votes, Voices and Victory: How far have we come?” for ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ University’s 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series. The event is free and open to the public.
WHERE: Benton Chapel at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ’s Divinity School, located off of 21st Avenue South.
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m. A reception will precede the event at 5 p.m. in Benton Chapel.
Media Contact: Princine Lewis, (615) 322-NEWS
princine.lewis@vanderbilt.edu