Please join us to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year marks our eighth annual MLK Day Commemoration Panel.

The panel will focus on slavery and its connections to the legacy of Dr. King. Panelists are members of the UM Slavery Group with scholarship and research focusing on slavery and civil rights. Their names and bios are below:

Professor Anne Twitty (History)

https://history.olemiss.edu/anne-s-twitty-assistant-professor/ <https://history.olemiss.edu/anne-s-twitty-assistant-professor/>

Professor Jeffrey T. Jackson (Sociology and Anthropology)

https://socanth.olemiss.edu/jeff-jackson/

Professor Jennie Lightweis-Goff (English)

https://english.olemiss.edu/2016/08/10/jennie-lightweis-goff/

Professor Marc H. Lerner (History)

https://history.olemiss.edu/marc-h-lerner/