PLEASE JOIN US FOR A BOOK TALK BY DR. BERNARD LAFAYETTE, JR. AUTHOR OF In Peace and Freedom: My Journey in Selma Tuesday, September 19 • 4:00 p.m. • Pebble Hill

Bernard LaFayette Jr. was a cofounder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a leader in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins, a Freedom Rider, an associate of Dr. Martin Luther Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the national coordinator of the Poor People’s Campaign. At the young age of twenty-two, he assumed the directorship of the Alabama Voter Registration Project in Selma, a city that had previously been removed from the organization’s list due to the dangers of operating there. In his electrifying memoir, written with Kathryn Lee Johnson, LaFayette shares the inspiring story of his years in Selma. When he arrived in 1963, Selma was a small, quiet, rural town. By 1965, it had made its mark in history and was nationally recognized as a battleground in the fi ght for racial equality and the site of one of the most important victories for social change in our nation.

Bernard LaFayette Jr. is Distinguished Senior Scholar-in-Residence at the Candler School of Theology at in , Georgia, and the Chair of the National Board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Dr. LaFayette is the 2018 Breeden Scholar in Residence at the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities.

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The event is free, open to the public, and will be followed by refreshments. Books will be available for purchase and signing. The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities at Pebble Hill is located at 101 S. Debardeleben Street, Auburn. CCEN 3200: Leadership for a Global Society International Nonviolent Movements with Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.

SPRING 2018 • MONDAY • 3 P.M. to 6 P.M. The course is designed to give students an appreciation of the life and contribution of Martin Luther King, Jr. to the United States, as well to the global community. In addition to being a biographical study of King, the course will focus on select nonviolent movements infl uenced by him, especially those of South Africa, Colombia, Nigeria, Germany, and others. Readings will include works by and on King. The course will include lectures by Dr. LaFayette, guest speakers, small and large group discussions, and group projects.

Credits for this course count towards the Minor in Community and Civic Engagement or Minor in Africana Studies, as well as the undergraduate certifi cate in Leadership for the Global Society.

Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr., is a longtime civil rights leader and associate of King, co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and national coordinator of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign. He is the Chair of the National Board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Dr. LaFayette is the 2018 Breeden Scholar in Residence at the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL [email protected] OR CALL (334) 844-6198.

Photo: Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr., right, stands with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968.