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2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Day Events

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Author and education reform leader Kevin Chavous ’78 was the keynote speaker for this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Day events.

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A Wabash Hall of Famer and All-American basketball player who led Wabash in scoring for two years during his student days, Chavous talked with the 16-1 Little Giants after their Monday practice.

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'It's not about success, it's about excellence,' Chavous said.

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Chavous talks with the Wabash basketball team.

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Chavous encourages the Little Giants and Coach Kyle Brumett.

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2019 leading scorer Jack Davidson ’21 listens to 1977 leading scorer Kevin Chavous.

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Chavous catches up with his former coach, Mac Petty H’82

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Chavous talks with Coach Petty.

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Chavous, Track and Field Coach Clyde Morgan, and Dean for Professional Development Steven Jones ’87 talk before the evening program.

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Seats start filling up in Baxter Hall's Lovell Lecture Room.

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MXI Chair Micah Walker ’21 introduces President Gregory Hess.

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President Hess welcomed guests and shared his favorite quote from Dr. King—“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation -- either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.”— then added: 'Tonight, as we remember the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is right to challenge ourselves to be that creative force.'

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Preston 'PJ' Mays ’19 introduces Kevin Chavous.

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Chavous thanks Mays for his introduction.

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Chavous: 'Dr. King had an unyielding belief in the power of love and compassion. It sounds almost pollyannish in today's environment, but he believed the best way to change someone was to love them, to approach them from the direction of love.'

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Listening to Chavous' keynote.

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Kevin Chavous

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Glee Club Director Reed Spencer leads the audience in singing 'We Shall Overcome.'

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Singing 'We Shall Overcome'

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Singing 'We Shall Overcome'

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President Hess and Chavous talk after the speech.

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Chavous greets audience members after his talk.

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Chavous greets audience members after his talk.

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Chavous poses for a photo with members of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies.

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