Link to the Show / Show NotesThe HBCU Huston-Tillotson University of Austin, TX is featured in this podcast.
Dr. Janice Sumler-Edmond and her class History 383 examine the key themes, personalities, events and ideologies of the AA experience from the Reconstruction Era to the present.
In this podcast, Dr. Sumler-Edmond, her students (see below) and I cover the history of the 131-year-old institution followed by a review of the following speeches by Martin Luther King:
- I Have a Dream, Address at March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 8/28/1963
- A Eulogy for the Martyred Children, delivered at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. 9/18/1963. Birmingham, AL
- Martin Luther King's Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1964
The students are as follows: - Ben Bradley
- Antoinwynette Brown-Alford
- Kenneth Eaton
- Asti Fisher
- Trent Gibson
- Patrick C. Hines
- Jarrett Kinley-Foster
- Casey Milton
- Gabicely Morales Leal
- Matthew Morris
- Rickey Thomas
- Danielle Tisdale
- Robina D. Wilson
- Damien Wooley
Links of Interest:
- The Martin Luther King Center
- Martin Luther King National Memorial