The University of Houston is remembering Martin Luther King Jr.’s life by hosting a special program Wednesday.
The ceremony will be held at the UH A. D. Bruce Religion Center. It is scheduled to start at 5:45 p.m.
KPRC is planning on streaming the event on this article page.
The Rev. William A. Lawson, the founding pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston’s Third Ward and a community activist, will talk about the civil rights movement and reflect on his friendship with King.
Lawson helped build the first Afro-American Studies Program at UH and taught classes in sociology and the black church.
« Pausing to recognize the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination is paramount to our understanding of the civil rights movement and it demands a significant commemoration, » said Antonio D. Tillis, dean of the UH College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. « More importantly, to have Rev. Lawson share his personal journey with Dr. King helps preserve this rich legacy. »
There will be a moment of silence at 6:05 p.m. to observe the time of King’s shooting, which took place on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. There will also be a replica of the door where he stood, which was donated by Houston Habitat For Humanity.
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