Confronting Jim Crow in New Jersey – Dr. King’s Activism and His Legacy
January 15 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Free
This live virtual panel will discuss Dr. King’s experiences confronting racial discrimination and segregation in New Jersey from his first sit-in in Maple Shade as a seminary student to his speeches in Newark as he began the Poor People’s Campaign. Invited panelists will summarize the impact of Dr. King’s many trips to New Jersey, share firsthand experiences from his 1968 visit just prior to his assassination in Memphis, and highlight how his legacy has continued in the State. The program will be recorded and made available on the Sankofa Collaborative website.
Confirmed panelists to date include:
- Dr. Linda Caldwell Epps, President & CEO, 1804 Consultants
- Professor Christopher Fisher, College of New Jersey
- Dr. Jean-Pierre Brutus, Institute for Social Justice
- Professor Hettie Williams, Monmouth University
- Mr. Larry Hamm, People’s Organization for Progress
- Rev. Dr. Charles Boyer, Salvation and Social Justice
The program is being offered free of charge thanks to a grant from the New Jersey Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission.
