Clemson sets plans for King birthdate celebration

During the next several days, Clemson University celebrate the birth, life and legacy of the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King.  The celebration  theme, “By All Means Keep Moving” is taken from a 1967 King speech in Cleveland, Ohio.  A commemorative service takes place at 6 pm Tuesday at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.  To that service, Clemson will welcome the keynote speaker, Jennifer Pinckney, widow of Pastor and State Senator Clementa Pinckney.  He was one of nine people gunned down by white supremacist Dylan Roof in June 2015 during a Charleston church service.  In a separate event at 6 pm Wednesday at the Hendrix Center, members of the campus community will act out real scenarios of power, privilege and oppression in a simulated Tunnel of Oppression.