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Martin Luther King Jr.

His Extraordinary Life

2023-02-08 14:00:00 2023-02-08 15:00:00 America/New_York Martin Luther King Jr. Susan Cannavino presents The Extraordinary Life of Martin Luther King Jr. This free, virtual presentation covers King's childhood, family values, adult relationships, career, and more. Main Library - Zoom

Wednesday, February 08
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-08 14:00:00 2023-02-08 15:00:00 America/New_York Martin Luther King Jr. Susan Cannavino presents The Extraordinary Life of Martin Luther King Jr. This free, virtual presentation covers King's childhood, family values, adult relationships, career, and more. Main Library - Zoom

Susan Cannavino presents The Extraordinary Life of Martin Luther King Jr. This free, virtual presentation covers King's childhood, family values, adult relationships, career, and more.

Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9015.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s significance for humanity cannot be considered only for his contributions as a preacher, pastor, civil rights leader, and world figure--he was and remains equally impactful as a theologian, philosopher, and ethicist whose life and thought to evince an enduring search for and commitment to truth.

This program will be presented on Zoom.

 You will receive an e-mail with the participation zoom weblink one day before the program. Please contact the Library if you are unable to attend after registering.

Contact the Culture & AV division at 330.643.9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.


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Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

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