Duke University s 2017 Service of Celebration The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Building on a Legacy of Civil Rights: Arts, Architecture, and Activism Sunday, January 15, 2017 Three o clock in the afternoon Duke University Chapel Durham, North Carolina Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking in Page Auditorium on November 13, 1964. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an architect of peace and humanity. He reminds us that building a better world is an intentional act that requires imagination, fidelity, and love. The construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture is an extension of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Duke University s 2017 Martin Luther King Commemoration Committee is guided by the understanding that modern architecture stands at the intersection of activism, human rights, and inclusion. Dr. King reminds us that through our scientific genius we have made of the world a neighborhood; now through our moral and spiritual genius we must make of it a brotherhood.
Duke University s 2017 Service of Celebration The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Duke University Chapel ~ Durham, NC Sunday, January 15, 2017 Please, no flash photography during the service. And please turn off all electronic devices. Prelude John Brown Jazz Combo Processional Collage Dance Company Directed by Ms. Sadiyah Shakur-Saleem Sim Shalom (Grant Peace) Rabbi Elana Friedman Campus Rabbi for Jewish Life at Duke Invocation Dr. Christy Lohr Sapp Associate Dean for Religious Life Duke University Lighting the Candle of Peace, Hope, and Justice Aydin Anwar Trinity 19, Representative of the Muslim Student Association, Duke VIA Usamah Chaudhary Trinity 20, Representative of the Muslim Student Association, Duke VIA The Candle of Peace, Hope and Justice celebrates the light of God that shines through the darkness, pain and violence in the world, which is symbolized by the barbedwire that surrounds the candle. As this candle is lit, we remember those who are experiencing oppression around the world and we stand in resistance to injustice. Greetings Dr. Richard H. Brodhead President, Duke University Mr. William Bell Mayor, Durham, NC Mr. Kevin Sowers President, Duke University Hospital Ms. Tiana Horn President of Black Student Alliance, Trinity 17
Special Song Introduction of Speaker Nnenna Freelon Dr. Richard J. Powell John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art & Art History at Duke University Keynote Address Mr. Phil Freelon FAIA Architect of Record and Design Team Leader for the National Museum of African American History & Culture Benediction Mr. Allen E. Ingram Divinity 17, Co-President Divinity Student Council Hymn 533 (congregation standing) We Shall Overcome martin We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome someday! We ll walk hand in hand, we ll walk hand in hand, we ll walk hand in hand someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we ll walk hand in hand someday! We shall all be free, we shall all be free, we shall all be free someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall all be free someday! We shall live in peace, we shall live in peace, we shall live in peace someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe, we shall live in peace someday! The Lord will see us through, the Lord will see us through, the Lord will see us through someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe, the Lord will see us through someday! Recessional The Collage Dance Company *If you are hearing impaired, a signer will be at the front of the sanctuary. Ushers can direct you to reserved seats where you will be able to see the signer. For a full schedule of upcoming events and additional information please visit www.mlk.duke.edu
Members of the Duke University Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Committee Myrna Adams, Organizational Consultant Zoila Airall, Office of Student Affairs Sylvia Alston, Associate Chief Nursing Officer Nadine Barrett, Duke Cancer Institute Serena Bazemore, Duke Center for Jewish Studies John H. Blackshear, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Sharon Caple, Office for Institutional Equity Katie Colleran, UCAE, Center for Leadership Development and Social Action Bryce Cracknell, Black Studcent Alliance Invitational Chair Maya Durvasula, VP of Durham Outreach John Gartrell, John Hope Franklin Research Center Valerie Gillespie, University Archives Dayton Grogan, President, Duke Partnership for Service Chandra Guinn, Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture Adem Gusa, Facilities Management Division Kennetra Irby, Chaplain at WakeMed Rekayi Isley, Duke Police Department Joanne Kang, Center for Multicultural Affairs J Alan Kendrick, Graduate Student Development Robert Korstad, Sanford School of Public Policy Barbara Lau, Pauli Murray Project Joshua Lazard, Duke Chapel Eliza Mathew, Community Affairs Denise Motley, Recruitment and DTS Staff Antoinette Parker, News and Communications Richard Payne, Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life Chandler Phillips, Baldwin Scholars Hamsa Pillai, Baldwin Scholars Bruce Puckett, Duke Chapel Ben Reese, Office for Institutional Equity Nathaniel Thompson, Mary Lou Williams Center Henry Washington Jr., Vice President, Black Student Alliance Stuart Wells, Office of News and Communications The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Committee acknowledges the support of the Duke University Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, the Duke University Health System, the Office of the Chancellor for Health Affairs, the Duke Divinity School, the Duke School of Medicine, the Office of the Vice President for Administration, the Office for Institutional Equity, the Office for News and Communications, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, the Duke Student Government, and Duke Chapel.
Mr. Philip G. Freelon, FAIA Phil Freelon is the founder of The Freelon Group, Architects and is now part of Perkins+Will, the global architecture and design firm. He is the Managing and Design Director for Perkins+Will s North Carolina practice which includes 80 professionals in Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham. Freelon s notable projects include the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, GA, The Reginald Lewis Museum in Baltimore, MD and Emancipation Park in Houston, TX, opening in the fall of 2016. The team of Freelon Adjaye Bond / SmithGroup leads the design for the Smithsonian s new National Museum of African American History and Culture which opened in September of 2016 on the Mall in Washington, DC. Freelon s work has been published in national professional journals including Architect, Progressive Architecture and Architectural Record. Metropolis and Metropolitan Home magazines as well as the New York Times, Washington Post and the Philadelphia Inquirer have also featured his work. A native of Philadelphia, PA, Freelon earned his Bachelor of Environmental Design degree from North Carolina State University and his Master of Architecture degree from MIT. Freelon also received a Loeb Fellowship from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He has lectured at major universities across the country and is currently on the faculty at MIT s School of Architecture+Planning where he was appointed Professor of Practice in 2009. Freelon is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and in 2012, President Obama appointed him to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts where he currently serves as ViceChairman.