Northern Michigan University's Multicultural Education and Resource Center will present “An Evening with Selma” from 7- 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in 1322 Jamrich Hall. The event includes a screening of the movie Selma, which chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. A discussion led by civil rights activist Sheyann Webb-Christburg will follow. The public is invited free of charge.
Webb-Christburg is from Selma and was a 2016 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal. She serves as a voting rights activist, author and humanitarian.
Contact the NMU Multicultural Education and Resource Center at 227-1554 for more information.