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MEL holds event in honor of MLK

The Memorialization for Enslaved Laborers, or MEL, hosted an event Friday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The event featured speeches from a panel of University faculty, a member from the Board of Visitors and a member of University President Teresa Sullivan’s Commission on Slavery and the University. A question and answer session followed the speeches, as well as historical tours about African-American history on Grounds led by the University Guide Service.