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March 28, 2008
Trinity University Professor to Discuss Immigration and the Status of Immigrants in Our Society during Luncheon Presentation
SAN ANTONIO – In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Ala. for protesting segregation and the repression of civil rights activists by the city’s police commissioner, Eugene “Bull” Connor. While in jail, the Rev. King penned his famous letter, in which he laid out a powerful set of moral and sociological arguments against segregation based on race. Today, the United States faces new challenges involving race relations and civil rights related to immigration from Latin America and Asia. David Spener, associate professor of sociology and anthropology, will discuss the ways in which the arguments that the Rev. King made about segregation in Letter from Birmingham Jail are relevant to today’s debate about the status of immigrants in our society.
His presentation, “From Bull Connor to Border Walls: Reading Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail in Light of Today's Immigration Debate,” is part of Trinity University Alumni Association’s 2008 Food for Thought luncheon lecture series at noon Wednesday, April 2, in the Coates University Center Fiesta Room.
The final presentation of the series is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7 when Alida Metcalf, professor of History, and Michelle Millet, information literacy coordinator of the Coates University library, will discuss, “Expanding Horizons through Information Literacy.”
All luncheons will begin at noon. Individual reservations are $14 per person and should be made three days in advance by calling the Alumni Relations Office at 210-999-8404.
The Food For Thought series offers Trinity professors the opportunity to leave the classroom and speak on their research or field of study to the San Antonio community. The Food For Thought luncheon lecture series is sponsored by the San Antonio chapter of the Trinity University Alumni Association.
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