Annual celebrations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy at MIT

1976 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

1976
MLK Day march at the Student Center the year Martin Luther King Day was designated an Institute holiday, 1976. Photo: Calvin Campbell/MIT News Office, Courtesy MIT Museum
Theme
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Friend Remembered
Keynote

Walter J. Leonard
Special Assistant to Harvard University President Derek Bok

Background

The 1976 celebration marked the year Martin Luther King Day was designated an Institute holiday.

MLK Exhibit

MLK Exhibit, 1976

MLK Exhibit in Lobby 7 the year Martin Luther King Day was designated an Institute holiday, January 1976. Photo: Calvin Campbell/MIT News Office, Courtesy MIT Museum

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