Amherst professor to lecture on MLK, religion
Bradley Morris
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
When the committee contacted Love she embraced the engagement. "She was very eager to accept the invitation," Martin said.
Martin believes Skidmore students should attend the lecture to become more informed of the influence Gandhi's nonviolent philosophy had on the Civil Rights Movement.
"We [the Skidmore community] forget about his religious view and using Gandhi's strongly in the civil rights movement," she said.
Beyond the religious element of the lecture, Chrisman encourages students to attend the lecture to realize the importance of race relations in America.
"Race is our number one issue in the U.S., and I want students to remain ever hopeful of reconciliation between the races," he said.
"We [the Skidmore Martin Luther King committee] just want people to come away with awareness in the great role of religion in the Civil Rights Movement," Chrisman added.
The lecture was organized as an event to pay homage to King past Martin Luther King Day.
While the national holiday already passed, February is Black History Month.
Martin believes Skidmore students should attend the lecture to become more informed of the influence Gandhi's nonviolent philosophy had on the Civil Rights Movement.
"We [the Skidmore community] forget about his religious view and using Gandhi's strongly in the civil rights movement," she said.
Beyond the religious element of the lecture, Chrisman encourages students to attend the lecture to realize the importance of race relations in America.
"Race is our number one issue in the U.S., and I want students to remain ever hopeful of reconciliation between the races," he said.
"We [the Skidmore Martin Luther King committee] just want people to come away with awareness in the great role of religion in the Civil Rights Movement," Chrisman added.
The lecture was organized as an event to pay homage to King past Martin Luther King Day.
While the national holiday already passed, February is Black History Month.
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