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Rev. Jesse L. Jakcson Sr. speaks at annual MLK prayer breakfast
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Jan. 18, 2018
The 21st Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast was held Jan. 16, 2018, in DePaul's Lincoln Park Student Center. Horace Hall, associate professor in the College of Education, moderated a conversation with the keynote speaker, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. During his remarks, Rev. Jackson encouraged universities to provide students with the opportunity to vote on campus. The program was hosted by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity and is a part of the President's Signature Speakers Series.
Michael Lynch, president of the Student Government Association, kicks off the morning as civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. visited DePaul University as part of the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Guests join in on an a capella version of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast at DePaul University. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Guests line up for breakfast at the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. This campus tradition educates participants about relevant contemporary issues impacting the African-American community and cultivates collaborative opportunities to serve as allies for social justice. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Valerie Johnson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, introduces civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. during the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Horace Hall, left, associate professor in the College of Education and civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. kick off a discussion at DePaul University during the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
With a photo of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. projected behind him, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. talks about the civil rights movement at the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast at DePaul University. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Guests listen as Horace Hall and the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. talk about the history of our nation at the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. drives home a point as he fields questions from the audience at DePaul's annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. During his remarks, Rev. Jackson encouraged universities to provide students with the opportunity to vote on campus and handed the mic to Gene Zdziarski, vice president for Student Affairs, (not pictured) who explained that DePaul makes it easy for students to vote using TurboVote. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Guests read history about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast at DePaul University. The event, hosted by the Office of Institutional Diversity & Equity, is also part of the President's Signature Speakers Series. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. pauses for a quick selfie at DePaul University during the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)