Joseph Robinson, Executive Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Development Institute, presents “Dr. King: A Man or a Myth.” He will share information on the formative years of Dr. King, and contrast his human personality with his mythic persona.
Author, speaker, and real-world leader Joseph Robinson, Jr. is passionate about helping people identify and cultivate vital characteristics of leadership. Retired after more than two decades with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Joe serves as Executive Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Development Institute. This program is an initiative of the Harrisburg Interdenominational Ministers Conference to develop emerging community leaders. Joe also is certified as a quality manager through the American Society for Quality. Included in Robinson’s varied experiences is having obtained his BA degree from the University of Virginia.
Martin Luther King Leadership Development Institute
https://mlkldi.org/
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Suggested reading list from The Hershey Public Library:
Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Stephen B. Oates
My Life, My Love, My Legacy, by Coretta Scott King
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King Jr., edited by James M. Washington
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. edited by Clayborne Carson
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, by Russell Freedman
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968, by Alice Faye Duncan
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by Doreen Rappaport