“MLK: Livingston History,” featuring living historian Marvin Jefferson as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will be performed 6:30-7:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Howell Carnegie District Library. Partnering with the library in bringing this special event to Howell is the Livingston Diversity Council and the Huron Clinton Metroparks.
Jefferson’s portrayal is based on the experiences that shaped the character of young King. The event also includes the powerful 1967 sermon King delivered at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he was baptized, ordained, and served as pastor until his assassination on April 4, 1968; the sermon is about King’s famous “Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam,” which stressed that the war was “unjust, evil, and futile,” as well as “an enemy of the poor.”
The event also includes a Q&A session during which participants can engage directly with Dr. King to ask questions and explore his life experiences. As an MLK scholar, Jefferson will also step out of character to answer questions about King and his legacy.
Jefferson has an extensive background as a professional actor/director, educator, and living history scholar. He has devoted many years as a living historian with Chautauqua performances on King’s life.
The program is Registration is preferred: click here to register.
Attendees can enter the building through the front doors on Grand River Avenue, or the Clinton Street doors in the rear. The library will be closed when the program ends, so everyone must exit through the Clinton Street doors.
