When Paul Kix set out to write You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham that Changed America, one of his goals — in spite of the text’s lengthy title — was to ensure the book moves at a fast pace. By god, does this book […]
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Iowa-born author Paul Kix to discuss the 10 weeks in Birmingham that changed America, chasing WWII ghosts in Des Moines
The biggest challenge Paul Kix faced writing his first book: spies aim to leave nothing behind. “I was chasing a ghost,” the author and journalist said regarding The Saboteur, his 2018 nonfiction text. “The point of the [WWII French] Resistance was, you will never have a paper trail … That’s why I had to go […]
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Six ways to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday
This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Monday, Jan. 18 — will feature virtual celebrations, as well as a car parade and free food in Iowa City. MLK Celebration of Human Rights Kick-off Virtual, 10 a.m. The University of Iowa’s celebration honoring King includes guest speakers, performances and a resource fair. The event is […]
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Seven ways to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids
From volunteering opportunities to a movie screening to educational lectures throughout the day, this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Monday, Jan. 20 — will feature a number of events in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Coralville.
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FasTrac’s annual tour of HBCUs and Civil Rights sites helps Iowa City students see the world differently
This year’s FasTrac tour of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and important sites associated with the Civil Rights movement will mark two important anniversaries. In addition to being the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 2018 is also the 10th anniversary of the first FasTrac tour.
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Two Days in April: A poem for the 50th anniversary of the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.
Two Days in April April 4, 1968 At 6:01 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot by a white supremacist named James Earl Ray while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. At 7:05 p.m. he was pronounced dead—killed, according to an expert panel of forensic pathologists, by a single “soft-point, […]
