SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 29th
GIX – 1. Concerned Philosophers for Peace
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Topic: Assessing the Philosopher King: Reflections on themes from the
book The Liberatory Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chair: Gail Presbey (University of Detroit – Mercy)
Speakers: Robert E. Birt (Bowie State University)
“The Liberatory Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Editing the Critical Essays”
Kathryn Gines (Pennsylvania State University)
“Challenges to the Relevance of King’s Philosophy”
Greg Moses (Austin Community College)
“Approaching King through the Value Theory of Alain Locke'”
