"A Celebration of African-American Art Forms"
Louisiana State University Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Return to ... Martin Luther King Jr./Black History Month

Presentation session, Wednesday, January 29, 1997.
LSU Union, Atchafalaya Room ... to be followed with a reception
Time: 2:00-4:00pm

Louisiana State University Libraries

and the

LSU MLK Commemorative Committee

honor

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

with

A Celebrartion of African-American Art Forms

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Huel D. Perkins

Participating Artists:
Alvin Baptiste, Jessie Coates, Dorothy Davis, Wil Jackson,
LSU Gospel Ensemble, LSU MLK Dancers, and Ronald Trahan

Wednesday, January 29m, 1997, 2:00-4:00p.m.
LSU Union, Atchafalays Room
Followed by Reception

For more information contact the LSU Libraries at (225) 388-2217 CDT

The LSU Libraries' forum is part of the campuswide celebration (The Dream) whose theme is,

"We can never be satisified ... because injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied to in a single garment of destiny."

(Excerpt from Dr. King's letters from the Birminghan City Jail, April 16, 1963)

People

Kirk Bennett, Director of the Young Leaders Academy
About the Young Leaders Academy

Larry Smith, Vice President of 100 Black Men

Reverend Mary Moody, Head
Chapel AME Church

Judge Robert Downing
East Baton Rouge Parish Judge

Shirley Hawkins, Moderator

Profiles

About the Young Leaders Academy

More About 100 Black Men

Chapel AME Church

East Baton Rouge Parish Judge

Topics:

The Martin Luther King, Jr. planning committee has developed four main points that we would like the panelists to consider beforehand and address in a dialouge with each other and the audience at the forum.

Questions to be considered during the presentation

1.What are several key factors that contribute to violence in our society and how are your organizations or professions directly addressing them?

2.How does our community compare with the rest of the nation in positive efforts and programs to combat violence?

3.What are the ways individuals can become invovled wihter within or outside of community organizations?

4.Is there a local need for centralization of community groups to increase awareness of existing programs, enhance public relations, and increase funding efforts?

Louisiana State University Libraries

Library Resources Used in Creating this Presentation:

LSU Libraries Mission

Troy H.Middleton Library -- bibliographies, books, and display area

Hill Memorial, Special Collections -- presentation lecture space

E. A. McIlhenny Natural History Collection
University Archives
Photography Collection -- support for display cases
Other Displays -- Sugar at LSU: Archiving the Past, Researching the Future
A corresponding exhibition, Sugar at LSU: Archiving the Past, Researching the Future, curated by Debbie Currie and Christina Riquelmy, is on display. The section prepared by Christina Riquelmy highlights the LSU Libraries' Special Collections holdings and traces the history of cane sugar production in Louisiana from the 1700s to the early 1900s. The section prepared by Debbie Currie covers the history of the Audubon Sugar School and its continuing contribution to improving production of sugarcane in Louisiana, outlining the growth and mechanization of the industry in the 20th century. The exhibition also features actual implements used in harvesting cane and making sugar, as well as a beautiful afghan designed by Cile Schmidt of Ashland Plantation, called "Sugar Country." Many photographs, both historic and modern, are included.
Branch and Special Service Units
Chemistry Library -- creating web site and photograph display
Education Resource Center -- bibliographies
Music Resources Collection -- bibliographies
Music Listening Center -- bibliographies
Library and Information Science -- bibliographies
Design Resources Center -- art and design resources

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