The power of Martin Luther King, Jr.鈥檚 words have resonated through the last half-century and shaped CU鈥檚 learning and living environment from civics classes and student groups, to internships with the 鈥淚 Have A Dream鈥� Foundation.
Today, the campus participated in the international observation of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and his . Vice Chancellor Bob Boswell marked the occasion as he 鈥淟et Freedom Ring鈥� from the Center for Community鈥檚 bell at 3 p.m.
At the event, Alphonse Keasley, assistant vice chancellor for diversity, equity and community engagement, shared a handout of "10 Interesting Facts about the March on Washington." Some of the facts included: the speech was reportedly drafted hours before the march, and that Dr. King鈥檚 speech went on to become the best political speech of the 20th century, .
We invite all in our campus community to reflect on the impact of , spoken 50 years ago from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
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