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Promotional graphic for the 24th Annual MLK Jr. Social Justice Lecture & Award at Penn Center for Africana Studies, featuring Dr. Orlando Patterson. The theme is 'Slavery and Genocide: The U.S., Jamaica, and the Historical Sociology of Evil.' The image includes side-by-side black-and-white portraits of Dr. Orlando Patterson and Martin Luther King Jr.

24th Annual MLK Jr. Social Justice Lecture & Award

January 21, 2025 5:30pm-7:00pm
  • Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
  • 3680 Walnut Street
Audience Open to the Public

“Slavery and Genocide: The U.S., Jamaica and the Historical Sociology of Evil."

The 24th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice proudly presents Orlando Patterson, John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, as he reflects on “Slavery and Genocide: The U.S., Jamaica and the Historical Sociology of Evil" with Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies Michael Hanchard.

This event is free and open to the public; however, registration is requested. 

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This event is co-sponsored with the Center for Africana Studies, the Penn Office of the President, and the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

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