Dear Lawrentians,
Today at 6:01 pm we will join institutions across the country in solemn commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by ringing the Main Hall bell 39 times. I hope this anniversary will provide a moment for us to reflect on Dr. King’s aspirations for us as a community and remind us of the work yet to be done. In his final speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” delivered the night before his death, Dr. King said:
“Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination. And let us move on in these powerful days, these days of challenge to make America what it ought to be. We have an opportunity to make America a better nation.”
Yours,
Mark