Lisle Library District hosts Jan. 26 program on Martin Luther King in Chicago

Posted January 21, 2021 10:00 pm

Submitted by Nigel Jackson

On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Lisle Library District will host an online program about what impact Chicago had on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., entitled "In the Belly of the Beast: King in Chicago."

The program will be 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Zoom.

Hear about how the young pastor from Montgomery, Alabama, graced the April 1956 cover of the Chicago-based Jet magazine and about how MLK consulted former Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson on civil rights issues.

Chicago historian Clarence Goodman will facilitate the program.

For over a decade, Goodman has conducted guided tours and presentations centered on Chicago.

Find out why Martin Luther King said, "So goes Chicago, so goes the world."

Go to www.lislelibrary.organd register today!