The Voices: A Library Lecture Series Committee is pleased to present “Freedom’s Eve: The Tradition of the Watch Night” by The Reverend Dr. Edward B. Smart on Wednesday, Feb. 6 from noon-12:50 a.m. in the BTC Auditorium.
The Reverend Dr. Edward B. Smart, pastor of the “First” Israel AME Church in Albany, will speak about the tradition of the Watch Night service and its historical link to Freedom’s Eve. He will draw from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the experience of his own church community and of the wider African American community through the ages.
Everyone is welcome.
Published: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:48:34 +0000 by r.matthews