The materials in the exhibit, located on the fourth floor, are drawn from the library's Special Collections section. U of M student organizations are also paying tribute to King's memory. Headed by the Student Government Association, many campus groups and departments are presenting Project Unite, a week-long series of events beginning Friday, March 27, to celebrate diversity and promote unity. The gala, which begins at 9 p.m. at the River Terrace Yacht Club in downtown Memphis, will feature music and food. Admission is free and open to U of M students.
Admission is free and open to the public.
On Wednesday, April 1, Project Unite will hold a unity picnic and food drive in conjunction with Memphis Food Bank's Operation Feed. Several campus groups will participate in Habitat for Humanity's Spring Blitz. Dozens of volunteers will begin building six houses in Memphis' Binghampton neighborhood starting at 7 a.m. Friday, April 3. Also on April 3, the Memphis Civil Rights Consortium will host a reception at 6 p.m. in the McWherter Library rotunda.