60th Anniversary of MLK in Montclair - 'King in the Wilderness' Film Screening and Discussion
This is a free Adult School program. Please register below.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, visited Montclair High School on Sept. 11, 1966 to speak at the retirement of Rev. D.C. Rice, pastor of Union Baptist Church and an early mentor. A planned ceremony at Montclair High school was met with community uproar, leading to two separate King speeches on school grounds.
We will recognize the 60th anniversary of this event with a film screening of King in the Wilderness (2018) by a discussion and Q&A moderated by Dr. Leslie Wilson of Montclair State University.
"King in the Wilderness offers a window into the final years of the civil rights icon's life after the signing of the Voting Right Acts of 1965 and amid an American landscape divided by the Vietnam War and tensions over race and poverty. King's unwavering commitment to nonviolence and compassion shines through in archived footage and the stories of those who were around him."
- Date:
- Monday, September 14, 2026
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Montclair Main - Auditorium
- BCCLS Library:
- Montclair Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Adult School Lectures / History & Culture
- adultschool@montclairlibrary.org
- 50 S. Fullerton Ave
Montclair, NJ 07402 - 973-744-0500 x2224
- https://montclairlibrary.org/adult-school