2024 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Events Series
Murray Library Black Achievment:Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Inspiring the Future Display
Display in Library for the Month of January & February
Women of the Civil Rights Movement Display - Many women played important roles in the Civil Rights Movement, from leading local civil rights organizations to serving as lawyers on school segregation lawsuits. Their efforts to lead the movement were often overshadowed by men, who still get more attention and credit for its successes in
popular historical narratives and commemorations. Many women experienced gender discrimination and sexual harassment within the movement and later turned towards the feminist movement in the 1970s. In January and February, we highlight the women who fought hard for justice and equality in our country.
I AM A MAN
Hostetter 113
Experience, I AM A MAN, a virtual reality (VR) experience by Derek Ham. This experience highlights the historic events of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Monday, January 15, 2024
Day of Service Activity
Join the Agapé Center for Local and Global Engagement as we partner with the Central PA MLK Day of Service through local opportunities open to anyone. Any questions can be directed to cdcmiller@messiah.edu.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Common Chapel, featuring guest speakers, Ms. Ruby Shuttlesworth Bester and Ms. Patricia Shuttlesworth Massengill
Brubaker Auditorium, 9:30a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Come and be inspired by a message of how deep and abiding faith in the midst of life’s struggles made Ruby and Patricia stronger and how each generation must know this past and hold onto a message of transformative hope in the present.
Evening Chapel, featuring guest speakers, Ms. Ruby Shuttlesworth Bester and Ms. Patricia Shuttlesworth Massengill
Hostetter Chapel, 7:00p.m. – 8:00p.m.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Featured Lottie Meal at Lunch - "MLK Favorites"
Lottie Nelson Dining Hall, 11:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.
Menu: Honey BBQ Baby Back Ribs, Fried Fish, Baked Macaroni & Cheese, Candy Sweet Potatoes, Cabbage and Collard Greens, Potato Salad, Corn Bread, and White Chocolate Bread Pudding
Thursday, January 18, 2024
MLK Trivia
Larsen Student Union, 7:00p.m. – 8:30p.m.
Have fun with your friends at the annual MLK Week Trivia Night! Come learn about Dr. King and his legacy through multiple trivia questions. There will be five rounds of trivia about Dr. King and other prominent figures in the Civil Rights Movement! Prizes will be awarded to all of the winners.
Friday, January 19, 2024
SAB Lost Films featuring The Great Debaters
Parmer Cinema, Boyer Hall, 8:00p.m.
Join us for this year’s MLK Lost Film, The Great Debaters. “Poet and professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) teaches at the predominantly black Wiley College in 1935 Texas. He decides to start a debate team, something nearly unheard of at a black college. While at first he butts heads with the influential father (Forest Whitaker) of one of his best debaters, eventually he is able to form a team of strong-minded, intelligent young students, and they become the first black debate team to challenge Harvard’s prestigious debate champions.” -Rotten Tomatoes
Saturday, January 20, 2024
SAB Lost Films featuring The Great Debaters
Parmer Cinema, Boyer Hall, 4:00p.m. & 8:00p.m.