Father Hesburgh And Mlk
Theodore hesburgh and martin luther king jr.
Father hesburgh and mlk. During a 1964 civil rights rally at chicago s soldier field. Hesburgh and martin luther king jr. Martin luther king nancy pelosi the house minority leader honored father hesburgh at a party on capitol hill celebrating the retired president of the university of notre dame s 96th birthday in late may. Martin luther king jr.
This photograph now hangs in the smithsonian institution s national portrait gallery. That same year father hesburgh was awarded the medal of freedom the nation s highest civilian honor for his visionary work against elements of apartheid in america. Father hesburgh stood up to presidents whenever necessary and stood together with martin luther king for civil rights. Theodore martin hesburgh was born on may 25 1917 in syracuse new york to theodore bernard hesburgh a pittsburgh plate glass warehouse manager and anne murphy hesburgh.
Exhibition label reverend theodore m. A famous photo taken on june 21 1964 at a civil rights rally in soldier field in chicago shows father hesburgh together with rev. Father hesburgh in the 1986 commencement address at the university of nebraska lincoln. He ministered to those in poverty and to those in need every chance he could.
Joined hands at a chicago rally in 1964 singing we shall overcome the photograph became a permanent part of the smithsonian institution s national portrait gallery in 2007 and a copy of it was gifted to former president barack obama when he gave the commencement speech in 2009. Martin luther king jr singing we shall overcome read more about that day and its context. It shows father hesburgh notre dame s president together with martin luther king jr. Senate passed the civil rights bill of 1964 martin luther king spoke before a crowd of more than 57 000 during a rally at soldiers field in chicago.
South bend mayor pete buttigieg speaks to a crowd during the unveiling of a new downtown sculpture depicting the late father hesburgh holding hands with dr. His father was of german ancestry. Standing in front of a famous 1964 photo of father theodore hesburgh locking arms with the rev. His mother s family was of irish descent.