"I am in Birmingham because injustice is here." 

With these words, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., issued a challenge to those who opposed his involvement in the efforts to gain civil rights for African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama, and across the nation.  Explore the activities of Friends (Quakers ~ The Society of Friends) in this pivotal moment in our nation's history, including the American Friends Service Committee's publication and distribution of King's inspiring "Letter From Birmingham Jail."

A special exhibit opening will be held January 21st, 2008 at 7 P.M. followed by Wilmington College's annual Celebration of the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 7:30 PM.

The exhibit is on display from
January 22nd through March 20th, 2008. 

The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM, or by appointment.  Group and school tours available.

For more information contact Ruth Dobyns, Curator
at (937) 382-6661 ext. 719, or
ruth_dobyns@wilmington.edu

Meriam R. Hare Quaker Heritage Center
Wilmington College
1870 Quaker Way
Wilmington, Ohio 45177
http://www.wilmington.edu

Our intro music is Mozart's Violin Concerto in G, Third Movement Rondeau, K 216, performed by David Oistrakh.  Used with permission, see Internet Archive, http://www.archive.org/index.php. 

 
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Today, Ruth Dobyns, the curator of the Quaker Heritage Center at Wilmington College, tells us of a new Quaker Tour with stops in Waynesville, Harveysburg, and Wilmington, Ohio.

Right: The White Brick Meetinghouse in Waynesville, Ohio.

For more information about the sites see:

Miami Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends in Waynesville, Ohio

THE 1905 FRIENDS BOARDING HOME TIMELINE & FURTHER INFORMATION

THE BLACK SCHOOL IN HARVEYSBURG, OHIO

THE HARVEYSBURG ACADEMIES

Quaker Heritage Center

For further information contact:

The Friends Home Museum:  http://www.friendshomemuseum.org/

The Quaker Heritage Center: http://www2.wilmington.edu/qhc/faculty.cfm 

Our intro music is Mozart's Violin Concerto in G, Third Movement Rondeau, K 216, performed by David Oistrakh.  Used with permission, see Internet Archive, http://www.archive.org/index.php.

 
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 License.