Civil Rights Hero Will Give Keynote Speech at Northwestern's MLK Jr. Commemoration

Legendary civil rights and peace activist Diane Nash -- who became involved in the nonviolent civil rights movement in 1959 when she was a college student in Nashville -- will be the keynote speaker at Northwestern University’s 2016 commemoration of the life and legacy of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Nash, one of the founding students of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, will speak on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Both programs are free and open to the public.

She will be the keynote speaker during the 6 p.m. University-wide MLK Commemoration at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive. Free and open to the public, the annual program will include music and performances from Northwestern student groups.

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