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This work was part of "A Seat at the Table," which opened on June 12, 2019 at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.Artist: Laurence Pierce. Permission from the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.Civil Rights leaderLaurence Pierce [Creator]The chair is a simple folding chair with a black and white painting on the front memorializing Dr. King being arrested in Birmingham. A quote from the "Queen of Gospel," Mahalia Jackson, on the seat of the chair says, "Tell them about the dream, Martin." This was the inspiration for Dr. King’s "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Keywords

  1. Civil Rights
  2. Collins, Addie Mae
  3. Inclusion
  4. Jackson, Mahalia 1911 1972
  5. King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929 1968
  6. Mc Nair, Carol Denise
  7. Political Representation
  8. Robertson, Carole
  9. Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Birmingham, Ala.)
  10. Wesley, Cynthia

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