'The Meeting' provides contrast and context for Civil rights movement leaders
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the EttaGrace Black Theater Company presented “The Meeting” from January 12, 2012 to January 14, 2012 at Salt lake Community College’s (SLCC) Black Box Theatre.
The January 14, 2012 matinee featured not only the play about a fictitious meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but also a panel discussion with the actors, the director, Dr. Anthony Farley of Albany Law School and Millie Sparks, SLCC faculty member.
“You can’t sacrifice your own people and expect to win,” says Malcolm X, portrayed by Lonzo Liggins.
Malcolm X took a more militant stand during the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in non-violence.
“We all have to give more, Malcolm,” says Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as portrayed by Terence S. Johnson.
The panelists agree that the two men shared a common goal and philosophy but had “a variance at the level of technique” says Farley.
The two movements needed each other to create change.
“Violence is a complicated thing. It tends to blend into non-violence,” says Farley.
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 SLCC will host an MLK/Human Rights Celebration at 12:30 p.m. at the Student Center on the Taylorsville Redwood Campus.
This article was originally published at examiner.com.
The January 14, 2012 matinee featured not only the play about a fictitious meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, but also a panel discussion with the actors, the director, Dr. Anthony Farley of Albany Law School and Millie Sparks, SLCC faculty member.
“You can’t sacrifice your own people and expect to win,” says Malcolm X, portrayed by Lonzo Liggins.
Malcolm X took a more militant stand during the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in non-violence.
“We all have to give more, Malcolm,” says Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as portrayed by Terence S. Johnson.
The panelists agree that the two men shared a common goal and philosophy but had “a variance at the level of technique” says Farley.
The two movements needed each other to create change.
“Violence is a complicated thing. It tends to blend into non-violence,” says Farley.
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 SLCC will host an MLK/Human Rights Celebration at 12:30 p.m. at the Student Center on the Taylorsville Redwood Campus.
This article was originally published at examiner.com.