When former USG president PJ Kim '01 became involved in a rally in Nov. 1999 to help protest a series of discriminatory incidents against Korean Americans in Palisades Park, N.J., he was inspired by the words of Martin Luther King Jr.
King's legacy would later give Kim the idea of holding an event on campus in memory of the fallen civil rights leader.
The second annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service will be held tonight at 8 p.m. in the University Chapel. It is co-sponsored by the Office of Religious Life, the USG and the Black Student Union. The event will feature the full-length recordings of two of King's most famous speeches, "I Have a Dream" and "I've been to the Mountaintop," to mark the anniversary of his assassination.
Kim said the "I Have a Dream" speech was chosen because, though most have heard some of the well-known sound bites of the speech, many have not listened to it in its entirety.
Kim said he hopes students attending the memorial service will "come away with a much deeper understanding of what [King] was trying to say."
On April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination, King delivered "I've Been to the Mountaintop" in Memphis, Tenn. As it was his final speech, Kim said it seemed appropriate to include it because the service is held the day after the anniversary of King's death.
"[The speech indicated] what [King] was thinking and saying at the time of his death," Kim said. This message was noticeably altered from the "I Have a Dream" speech, which he gave five years earlier, Kim said.
Sen. Robert Kennedy's announcement of King's assassination will also be included in the memorial service. Kim said it is possible to "hear the pain and turmoil of the time" and that hearing Kennedy's speech had sent chills down his spine.
Salih Eissa '03, who is president of the newly-formed Black Student Union, has been working with Kim to organize the event. Eissa, who is in charge of publicity, said he hopes to increase the attendance rates from last year's crowd of about 100 people. He said he is looking forward to gathering and talking with a diverse group of people in honor of King.
Kim said he hopes that the service will give other people a chance to benefit from the words that had been so personally inspiring to him. He said the service would allow people time to reflect on important issues, perhaps "compelling them to act in better ways."
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