"Beyond Birmingham: Friends and the Civil Rights Movement" ~ Welcome Again to Ruth Dobyns

"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 [phone] ext. 719, or
[e-mail]

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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