Theodore Hesburgh Martin Luther King
On a late spring day in 1964 father theodore hesburgh csc answered the phone with an invitation.
Theodore hesburgh martin luther king. Standing in front of a famous 1964 photo of father theodore hesburgh locking arms with the rev. 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. Martin luther king s crusade had moved north to chicago and a massive rally was being planned for june 21 at soldier field. 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.
Be the kind of person who not only understands the injustices of this life but is also willing to do something about them. Martin luther king jr singing we shall overcome. At the conclusion of the event he joined hands with king and other civil rights supporters as the group sang we shall overcome. Martin luther king jr a few hours later in chicago his answer was simply where do you need me.
Hesburgh captures the simple faith and outsized influence of father ted the rev. On june 21 1964 hesburgh took the stage at the illinois rally for civil rights at chicago s soldier field according to a notre dame archives webpage on hesburgh s life. Standing in front of a famous 1964 photo of father theodore hesburgh locking arms with the rev. Hesburgh and martin luther king jr.
Two days after the u s. Hesburgh c s c was asked one june morning in 1964 the same day three civil rights workers were murdered in mississippi to attend a civil rights rally with dr. Would hesburgh a member of the u s. Theodore hesburgh center left holds hands with the rev.
Theodore hesburgh and martin luther king jr. A famous photo taken on june 21 1964 at a civil rights rally in soldier field in chicago shows father hesburgh together with rev. At the illinois rally for civil rights june 21 1964. Hesburgh also made public appearances to show his support for the civil rights movement.
Martin luther king jr. Martin luther king jr. Martin luther king nancy pelosi the house minority leader honored father hesburgh at a party on. Commission on civil rights show the flag for church and state.
Father hesburgh in the 1986 commencement address at the university of nebraska lincoln. 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.