Martin Luther King
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Take My Hand, Lead Me Home: The Music that Inspired Martin Luther King , 2014-01-15
File — Shelf 31, Box: 94, Folder: 71
Identifier: 31.94.71
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Jason Oby
Suggested donation $10 To celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, the Rothko Chapel presents music that inspired MLK as he led the movement to transform America from separation and strife to full civil rights and social justice for all. Tenor Jason Oby is joined by some of Houston’s leading African-American singers in a stirring program of protest songs, spirituals, and black gospel music. Further evoking the spirit of the movement, excerpts from...
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Event: 2014-01-15
The Radical King and the Quest to Change America, 2021-01-15
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Vimeo Livestream, 6pm CDT
2021 Annual MLK Birthday Celebration
The Radical King and the Quest to Change America
Free event with suggested contributions $5-20Today, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is celebrated for his 'dream' of a just America, but by the end of his career King was calling for a "radical reconstruction" of the United States. What compelled the transformation of King's ideas and what do they tell us about our society today? For the 2021 Annual MLK Birthday...
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Event: 2021-01-15
The Rededication of the Broken Obelisk, 2006-02-26
File — Shelf 29, Box: 87, Folder: 12
Identifier: 29.87.12
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The Broken Obelisk Thirty four years ago Annalee Newman wrote “[Dominique and John de Menil] have given the people of Houston a glorious gift -- the Rothko Chapel with its penetrating, self-searching beauty and the Broken Obelisk, standing majestically in its pool of golden shadows.” Both dedicated in 1971, Barnett Newman's sculpture and the Rothko Chapel have become increasingly intertwined over the years.
The “Broken Obelisk” came to Houston as part of a 1967 government...
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Event: 2006-02-26
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Audio Installation, 2015-01-19
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In honor of MLK Day, the Rothko Chapel plays speeches from his life throughout the day. Come listen to the quiet of the Chapel resonate with MLK’s voice.
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Event: 2015-01-19
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Day Audio Installation, 2016-01-18
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In honor of MLK Day, the Rothko Chapel plays speeches from his life throughout the day. Come listen to the quiet of the Chapel resonate with MLK’s voice.
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Event: 2016-01-18
“Voices of Praise” for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s annual birthday observance, 2009-01-19
File — Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 63
Identifier: 29.89.63
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with the Jones Family Singers, based in Bay City, Texas, brought together three generations of musicians and vocalists to pay tribute to the legendary civil rights leader
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Event: 2009-01-19