Martin Luther King III to speak at university Feb. 7

Human-rights advocate and community activist Martin Luther King III, son of civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., will speak at the University of South Carolina Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Koger Center for the Arts.

King’s talk, “My Father’s Dream, My Mission,” will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets for university students, faculty and staff are free and available at the Russell House Information Desk. Tickets for the public are $10 per person and are available at the Carolina Coliseum, all Capitol Tickets outlets, online at www.capitoltickets.com or via phone at 803-251-2222.

Martin Luther King III is the second-oldest child of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. For more than 20 years, he has continued his father’s work by delivering motivating talks on the topics of hope and civility, equality and justice and nonviolent conflict resolution.

King is known for having developed many successful community programs, including ones that provide employment opportunities for high school students, raise awareness of the effects of substance abuse on newborns and provide positive role models for young African-American males.

He is a former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization founded by his father in 1957, and serves as CEO and president of the King Center in Atlanta.

King’s appearance is sponsored by Carolina Productions, a student-run organization that strives to offer educational and entertaining programs that are free to University of South Carolina students.

For more information regarding King’s visit, call Monica Hogan or George Micalone at 803-777-7130 or saculawr@mailbox.sc.edu.