Central College honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day with service and arts events tomorrow.
Gateway Dance Theatre of Des Moines will lead an 11 a.m. performance in Cox-Snow Recital Hall. Then students, faculty and staff will assemble water sanitation kits from 12–2 p.m. in the Maytag Student Center. Central’s MLK Day activities are sponsored by student development, intercultural educators, sustainability education and community-based learning.
On March 22, 1967, King came to Central College and urged more than 1,300 listeners overflowing from Central’s gymnasium to believe that positive change — and progress toward social equality — can occur through courageous individuals.