Academy Events: I Have a Dream

SLIG Announces the format for the commemorative event to be held at the beginning of new SLIG Academy for Professionals.

 “Out Of The Mountain Of Despair A Stone Of Hope”

—  Words inscribed on his memorial from Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous

 “I Have a Dream” speech at the  Lincoln Memorial on 28 August 1963.

Featuring Rev. Paul Neal Nelson

Fifty-five years ago Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream. It almost wasn't shared, not being part of the original script prepared for his speech to be given during the March on Washington for civil rights. Taylor Branch (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for the first volume of his history of the American Civil Rights Movement: Parting The Waters) tells us that the great contralto Mahalia Jackson urged Dr. King to “Tell ‘em about the dream, Martin,” and he did so in an improvised section of that speech.

An estimated 250,000 people from all over the country attended that event, in addition to the audience reached by live coverage by the three major television outlets. Dr. King’s “Dream” continues to inspire many today. Please join us in commemorating the life and legacy of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., champion of equality, hope, and healing for America. Reverend Paul Neal Nelson, Assistant Pastor of New Bethany Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. will invoke Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as he interprets King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

This program will be held on Monday, January 21st at 11:15 am. Lunch will be served. Tickets are included with Academy registration with RSVP. Guest tickets are available for an additional fee.

SLIG wishes to also recognize LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL, for her role in supporting and planning this event – just one of the many ways in which she has assisted SLIG in moving key pieces forward over the past year.