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1 Sunday, January 20, 2013 Three o clock in The afTernoon duke university chapel durham, norTh carolinaPraise, Protest, and Power: 50 Years in the MakingDuke university s 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration theme seeks to commemorate the Legacy of Dr. King and 50 Years of Black Students at Duke. In 1963, as Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. and thousands of his supporters gathered at the nation s capital for the March on Washington, five black students enrolled at Duke, forever transforming the university s 2013 service of celebrationthe rev. Dr. Martin luther king, university s 2013 service of celebration the reverenD Martin luther king, Jr. Duke university Chapel ~ Durham, NC Sunday, January 20, 2013 Please, no flash photography during the service. And please turn off all electronic PreluDe Dr. Paula Harrell Organist at White Rock Baptist ChurchMusical PreluDe United in Praise Undergraduate Gospel ChoirProcessional Collage Dance Company Directed by Ms.

2 Sadiyah Shakuryi yu l ratzon Dr. Judith Ruderman (May the Words of my Mouth) Retired Vice Provost Academic and Administrative Services Duke Universityinvocation The Rev. Dr. Luke Powery Dean of the Chapel Duke Universitylighting the canDle Rasheed Alhadi of Peace, hoPe, anD Justice Representative of the Mulsim Student AssociationMatthew Schorr Representative of Jewish Student UnionThe 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 barbed-wire 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 selection university Choir North Carolina Central university Richard L. Banks, Directorgreetings Dr. Richard H. Brodhead President, Duke university Ms. Cora Cole-McFadden Mayor Pro Tempore, Durham, NC Dr.

3 Victor Dzau Chancellor for Health Affairs and CEO Duke university Health System Marcus Benning President of Black Student AllianceMusical selection Members of the Durham School of the Arts Choral DepartmentintroDuction of sPeaker Floyd Wilks President of the Duke Chapter of Alpha Phi Alphakeynote aDDress The Rev. Dr. William Turner Trinity 71, Professor of the Practice of Homiletics, Duke Divinity School Pastor, Mt. Level Missionary Baptist ChurchbeneDiction Amanda Mosby President of the Black Graduate and Professional Student AlliancehyMn 533 (congregation standing) We Shall Overcome marTinWe 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!

4 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 a full schedule of upcoming events and additional information please visit Adams, Organizational ConsultantAngela Airall, L&OD Consulting Programs Zoila Airall, Office of Student AffairsSylvia Alston, Duke university Health System Marcus Benning, President, Black Student AllianceAlma Blount, Hart Leadership ProgramSharon Caple, Office for Institutional EquityCristina Comer, Duke Divinity School Valerie Gillespie, university Archives Edward Gomes, Jr.

5 , Trinity College Technical ServicesChandra Guinn, Mary Lou Williams Center for Black CultureNeil Hoefs, Center for Civic Engagement Tara Hopkins, Duke Alumni AssociationJesse Huddleston, Office of Durham and Regional AffairsKaren Jean Hunt, Duke university LibrariesCamille Jackson, Office of News and Communications Paul James, Office for Institutional EquityTheresa Johnson, PRMO Stefani Jones, Vice President for Equity and Outreach Alan Kendrick, Graduate Student DevelopmentRobert Korstad, Sanford School of Public PolicyBarbara Lau, Pauli Murray ProjectKimberly Monroe, Office of Community RelationsAntoinette Parker, News and CommunicationsRichard Payne, Duke Institute on Care at the End of LifeDorothy Powell, School of Nursing Bruce Puckett, Duke ChapelBeth Ray-Schroeder, Alumni Education and TravelBen Reese, Office for Institutional Equity Derek Rhodes, Vice President for Durham and Regional AffairsDavid Stein, Office of Community AffairsAlexandra Swain, President, Duke Student GovernmentBaishakhi Taylor, Trinity CollegeWilliam Turner, Divinity School Benjamin Ward, Department of Philosophy Jerrica Washington, Office of Student Activities and FacilitiesCharles West, DPS Executive Board Jordan Whitely, Duke university AthleticsMeMbers of the Duke university Martin luther king, Jr.

6 CoMMeMoration coMMitteeThe 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 Systems, 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 Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, the Duke Student Government, Center for Documentary Studies, Housing, Dining, and Residence Life, and Duke C. Turner, Jr. is a native of Richmond, Va., where he was educated in the Henrico public school system. Following graduation from Virginia Randolph High School at the top of his class in 1966, he matriculated at Duke university . He was in the fourth class African American undergraduates admitted to the school.

7 A walk-on to the football team, he was for a time the only black player. He was instrumental in the recruiting efforts that led to the current patterns. He earned three degrees from Duke: BS in electrical engineering [ 71], [74], in religion [ 84].Turner has been invested deeply in the life of the institution during period of great change development as a student activist, administrator, and faculty member. As administrator, he has served the university as Assistant Provost and Dean of Black Affairs, Acting Director of African American Studies, and Director of Black Church Affairs. In the faculty he has served as Instructor and Assistant Professor of Theology and Black Church Studies, Associate Professor, and Professor of the Practice of Homiletics. His publications include numerous articles and books for both scholarly and church audiences. An active churchman, he served an assistantship in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and pastorates in the United Holy Church of America: Assistant Pastor, Fisher Memorial [1974-79]; Faith Gospel Tabernacle [1979-81]; Mack s Chapel [1985-90].

8 Since 1990 he has pastored Mt. Level Missionary Baptist Church in Durham, where he has been active in the community. He travels widely as a preacher and lecturer in both the academy and the has been married to Joyce Ann Rivers since 1974. They are the proud parents of two daughters Jamila [Lee Little], and Alice; two sons William, IV, and Frederick; and one granddaughter, Zuri c. turner, Jr.