MLK Celebration

Every year, CA honors the memory and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In lieu of classes, students and faculty participate in more than a dozen events including workshops, music and stage performances, and community service opportunities. In recent years, MLK service opportunities have included playing music and performing for seniors at Cooperative Elder Services in Concord, painting and cleaning at Minuteman ARC in Concord, and preparing and serving meals at Rosie’s Place in Boston.

MLK Celebration News

  • Concord Academy Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Address by David Hilliard, founding member and chief of staff of the Black Panther Party
    Posted January 24, 2008

    On January 22, CA honored the memory and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In lieu of classes, students and faculty celebrated with events and workshops focused on the legacy of Dr. King, as well as other relevant topics including diversity, civil rights, prejudice, race, and politics.

    The day's keynote address was given by David Hilliard, one of two living founders of the Black Panther Party. Hilliard was the party's chief of staff and later went on to become a leading union organizer, college professor, and author of This Side of Glory, an insider account of the Panther movement. Hilliard’s address provided the CA community with an intimate, first-hand account of the Black Panther Party’s fight against inequity.

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  • My Life Is Different Than Yours

    Jamele Adams
    Posted January 19, 2007

    Concord Academy met two sides of keynote speaker Jamele Adams during its celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Adams the educator quoted Dr. King, discussed the era of Jim Crow laws, shared history, and the teachings of the slain civil rights leader...

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In the Gallery

Art Show 2008 - Photo 13

MLK Celebration 2008

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Additional Information

  • Student Voice: David Hilliard and the Black Panther Experience

    By Christeen Savinovich '08
    Posted January 25, 2008

    Concord Academy’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration featured keynote speaker David Hilliard, cofounder and chief of staff of the Black Panther Party.

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  • Student Voice: Culture for Sale Workshop

    By Alexis von Kunes Newton '08
    Posted January 24, 2008

    In a workshop called Culture for Sale, led by history teacher Peter Sun, we used the hour to watch and discuss a documentary produced by University of California, Berkeley students.

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  • Student Voice: Community Service Trip to Lawrence and Esperanza Academy

    By Fannie Watkinson '08
    Posted January 25, 2008

    Our car struggled to gain speed as we limped along behind a yellow school bus on Tuesday, January 22, the day Concord Academy celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We wound through the back roads of Carlisle, past plastic replicas of reindeers and houses with quaint snow-covered arches. After we exited Interstate 495 we entered Lawrence, a mill town peaking through years of grime, and fell behind another bus.

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