The dedication ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. and Winston-Salem Mayor Jack Cavanagh will preside. Matthews and many of the original student protesters will attend the ceremony. The concert will feature music groups from both universities including Inspirational Voices of WSSU, God's Workmanship from Wake Forest, the Wake Forest Gospel Choir and the WSSU Choir. The event is free and open to the public.
Photographers are welcome.
The events are part of the university's celebration of Black History Month. Mary Frank Fox, sociologist and expert on gender, science and the professions, will speak at 4 p.m. Feb. 21 in Olin Physical Laboratory, Room 101. She will discuss the effects of gender on higher education in the sciences. Her book of the same title has been influential in advancing women in science. Call the News Service for a complete schedule.