Sixty-one years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made a solo trip to Charlottesville.
After accepting an invitation from Black students fighting for racial equality at the University of Virginia, King drove to UVa without bodyguards, entourage or fanfare. And on March 25, 1961, he graced Old Cabell Hall, where he spoke on the long fight behind him and ahead of him for civil rights in the U.S.
On March 25, 2023, his eldest son, Martin Luther King III, accepted an appointment to a professor of practice at the UVa Center for Politics.
Since then, he has spoken at Old Cabell Hall and given a public keynote address at an event commemorating the center’s 25th anniversary.
In his new role, professor King will guest lecture in a variety of classes throughout the univeristy based on his expertise and interests, collectively speaking to thousands of UVa students as well as …