Every January, Dartmouth community members and students have a two-week long program full of different events to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Each year there is a different theme that in some way explores the powerful history of the US as well as the relationships within our diverse society.During my freshman year, Harry Belafonte was the keynote speaker at one of these events. I really admire Belafonte as a singer, actor, and activist, so for him to come here and speak to us was such an exhilarating moment. I was absolutely blown away by how eloquent and inspiring his speech was.
Dartmouth does a really good job of getting influential speakers to come here and I am really looking forward to see who the next one will be.
(Picture courtesy of: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~vox/0607/0108/belafonte.html)
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