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MLK Symposium: An Evening with Isabel Wilkerson
January 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
On Jan. 25, 2021, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will welcome Isabel Wilkerson as the keynote speaker for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture.
The author of Caste and The Warmth of Other Suns, Wilkerson is the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism. Join us to hear Wilkerson’s discussion on connections and reflections on the messages and life of Dr. King in researching and writing Caste.
The event will be hosted virtually by UW–Madison Student Affairs and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement, in partnership with the Wisconsin Union Theater. The Q&A-style event will begin at 6:00 p.m. Central live on YouTube. It is open to the public. More details are at https://go.wisc.edu/mlkday21.
