Daughter of MLK speaking at ETSU

In this Aug. 28, 1963, file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. As civil rights leaders and activists gather Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at sites across the country to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil rights leader's daughter Bernice King is encouraging Americans to fight for his vision of love and justice "no matter who is in the White House." (AP Photo, File)
In this Aug. 28, 1963, file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. As civil rights leaders and activists gather Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at sites across the country to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil rights leader's daughter Bernice King is encouraging Americans to fight for his vision of love and justice "no matter who is in the White House." (AP Photo, File)

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - The daughter of the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bernice A. King, is speaking at East Tennessee State University.

The university says King will appear at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Brooks Gymnasium as part of the Student Government Association's Civility Celebration.

King is chief executive officer of The King Center, founded by her mother, Coretta Scott King, in 1968, the year her father was assassinated in Memphis.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and free for students, faculty and staff with a valid ID. They are available at http://www.etsu.edu/sga-lectures.

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