Purdue to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. with concert by Morgan State University Choir

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —

Purdue University is proud to host its annual commemoration honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. through a performance by the renowned Morgan State University Choir of Baltimore on Jan. 17.

This performance is free and open to the public and will take place at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse. The event will also include performances by the Purdue Varsity Glee Club and the Black Voices of Inspiration, as well as an acknowledgment of the Dreamer Award recipients and remarks by President Mung Chiang. Early online registration is recommended.

More information can be read here.

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Media contact: Amy Patterson Neubert, apatterson@purdue.edu

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