BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//51ÁÔĆć Libraries - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:51ÁÔĆć Libraries X-ORIGINAL-URL:/libraries X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 51ÁÔĆć Libraries REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T092636 CREATED:20260204T200742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T200943Z UID:10000243-1772046000-1772053200@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion DESCRIPTION:“Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King\, Jr. and “The African Revolution and Its Impact on Afro-Americans” by Malcom X\nThe February Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion will focus on texts by two central figures in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement: Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.’s 1963 “Letter from Birmingham Jail\,” written in response to a public statement of concern and caution issued by eight white religious leaders of the South while he was imprisoned as a participant in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation; and Malcolm X’s final lecture at the Harvard Law School Forum\, Dec. 16\, 1964\, on “The African Revolution and Its Impact on Afro-Americans\,” offered two months before his assassination. \nThe discussion will be held on Feb. 25 from 7-9 p.m. via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. No expertise or prerequisites are required. Participants are asked to read the selected texts ahead of the discussion. Links to the texts are provided below. \nMartin Luther King\, Jr.\n“Letter from Birmingham Jail” (1963) \nMalcolm X\n“The African Revolution and Its Impact on Afro-Americans” Harvard Law School Forum (Dec. 16\, 1964) \nInstructions for the Zoom Session\nThose planning on attending should inform Head of Special Collections Max Yela at maxyela@uwm.edu. Notices of intent to attend will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Feb. 25. Between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. on the day of the discussion\, Feb. 25\, participants will receive an email from Max with a Zoom link to join the discussion. \n  \n  \n  URL:/libraries/event/great-books-virtual-roundtable-discussion-2/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Front Page Event,Public,51ÁÔĆć Campus Events X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR