February 18, 2021 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Join us for a free virtual event, Eight Days in April: Race, Rebellion, and Reconciliation on February 18 from 6:00-7:30pm featuring a panel discussion about the eight days surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968 and how the impact of those days continues to shape Kansas City today.

Please register in advance for this Zoom event at go.umkc.edu/eight-days.  If you have any questions about registration, please contact Dr. Anthony LaBat at labata@umkc.edu or (816) 235-1532 between the hours of 9:00am - 4:30pm.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibit, Eight Days in April: The Story of the 1968 Uprising in Kansas City which draws upon historical materials from UMKC's LaBudde Special Collections and Marr Sound Archives. The exhibit will be available to view at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center and Museum when it is safe to open to the public and is also available as a digital exhibit. The digital exhibit includes an opportunity for community members to participate in a survey about renaming the 1968 Riot Collection. Our esteemed panelists are as follows: Dia Wall (Moderator) Anchor / Reporter, KSHB; Jason Cooley, Community Initiative Officer for the Chief of Police, Kansas City, Police Department; Dr. Delia Gillis, Professor of History and Africana Studies Program Coordinator, University of Central Missouri; Don Maxwell, Revitalize Prospect; Glenn Rice, Journalist, Kansas City Star, Dr. Susan Wilson, Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion, UMKC.

Visit the Eight Days in April Virtual Exhibit:

https://library.umkc.edu/exhibits/uprising