FW: Great event with Gary Younge, Jeanne Theoharris, and Mychal Denzel Smith November 1

[Tara Mack]

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Subject: Great event with Gary Younge, Jeanne Theoharris, and Mychal Denzel
Smith November 1

The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King's Dream

Friday, November 1, 2013
7:00 pm

The New School, Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
55 West 13th Street 2nd floor
NY, NY 10011

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED his powerful "I Have a Dream" speech on
August 28, 1963. Fifty years later, the speech endures as a defining moment
in the civil rights movement. It continues to be heralded as a beacon in the
ongoing struggle for racial equality.

Join Gary Younge, a columnist for The Guardian and the Nation and the author
of The Speech, and other panelists as they revisit Dr. King's iconic speech
and explore the the fascinating chronicle behind "The Speech" and other
events surrounding the March on Washington. They will also consider why "I
Have a Dream" remains America's favorite speech, and how its meaning and
promise has changed over the past five decades.

Gary will be joined in conversation by Mychal Denzel Smith, a Knobler Fellow
at The Nation Institute and blogger for TheNation.com andFeministing.com.
His writing covers a range of topics, including but not limited to: race,
politics, social justice, pop culture, hip-hop, mental health, feminism, and
black male identity, particularly for millenials in the age of Obama.

The event will be moderated by Jeanne Theoharris, Professor of Political
Science at Brooklyn College. Theoharis is the author of numerous books and
articles on the civil rights and Black Power movements, the politics of race
and education, social welfare and civil rights in post-9/11 America. Her
newest book is The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

This will also be livestreamed at new.livestream.com/TheNewSchool/The-Speech
on the evening of the event.

Presented by The New School for Public Engagement, The Nation Institute and
Haymarket Books.

Admission is free.

Please RSVP on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/364404810360374

* * *

It was a sweltering eighty-seven degrees when Martin Luther King Jr. took
the stage at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. He was the final speaker after a
long day. The crowd, which numbered in the tens of thousands, had begun to
leave. King took a deep breath and threw back his shoulders. 'I say to you
today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and
tomorrow, I still have a dream.'
-From the Introduction

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his powerful "I Have a Dream Speech" on
August 28, 1963. Fifty years later, the speech endures as a defining moment
in the civil rights movement. It continues to be heralded as a beacon in the
ongoing struggle for racial equality. This gripping book unearths the
fascinating chronicle behind "The Speech" and the revealing events
surrounding the March on Washington.

Gary Younge is a columnist for The Guardian and The Nation. His books
include Who are We, Should it Matter In the 21st Century and No Place Like
Home, shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.

Event info:
http://www.haymarketbooks.org/event/3881
https://www.facebook.com/events/364404810360374

Book info:
http://www.haymarketbooks.org/hc/The-Speech

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Praise for Gary Younge and The Speech

"Martin Luther King's 1963 'I have a dream' speech was a thrilling milestone
in the civil rights movement, so enduring that we tend to attribute its
searing power to a kind of magic. But Gary Younge's meditative retrospection
on its significance reminds us of all the micro-moments of transformation
behind the scenes-the thought and preparation, vision and revision-whose
currency fed that magnificent lightning bolt in history."
-Patricia J. Williams, columnist, The Nation

"It is refreshing to find an opus like this being published on the 50th
anniversary to remind us of the true meaning of Dr. King's moving remarks.
Younge... does a masterful job of not only dissecting Dr. King's words, but
of filling in much of the back story to the events leading up to his taking
the podium."
-Kam Williams, Baltimore Afro-American

"Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic 'I Have a
Dream' speech during the March on Washington, that refrain has resonated
across time and geography, continuing to inspire movements for freedom and
equality and giving King's speech memorable status. Younge, journalist and
columnist for the Guardian and the Nation, considers King's speech in the
context of its significance in the U.S. and abroad. Exploring the factors
that determine how speeches are remembered and whether they are remembered
at all, Younge details the context of the August 1963 speech, in the
tumultuous year that started with Alabama governor George Wallace declaring
eternal segregation in the South and ended with President Kennedy's
assassination. He details the long, sleepless night of preparation, the
dramatic moment when King turned over his prepared speech and delivered
remarks from his heart, using the phrase many had advised against, warning
that it was trite and overused. Despite its lukewarm reception at the time,
the speech has gone on to resound throughout the world-in Africa, Asia,
South America, and Europe-as an appeal for justice and equality 50 years
after it was so famously uttered."
-Booklist

"Younge needs only a few words to get to the root of the matter, doing so
with a gut punch as the topic requires... [he] offers an insightful and
unvarnished interpretation of the speech [and its] aftermath."
-ForeWord Reviews

Praise for Stranger in a Strange Land: Encounters in the Disunited States:

"Abroad in America, Gary Younge is an acutely skeptical observer."
-Jonathan Raban

"Gary Younge is an excellent journalist-a critical writer at a critical
time."
-Andrea Levy

"One of the tiny handful of contemporary journalists left who is
consistently worth reading. A voice for our times."
-Stuart Hall

Praise for No Place Like Home: A Black Briton's Journey Through the American
South:

"Younge's book is a blend of travelogue, historical research, and social
commentary leavened with the sharp eyes and tongue of an outsider examining
the American racial milieu."
-Booklist

Praise for Who Are We-and Should It Matter in the Twenty-First Century?:

"Penetrating and provocative."
-Guardian