Martin Luther King's non-violent struggle for equal rights is still an inspiration today. With his speeches, he enthused many and managed to build bridges and remove resistance.
In 1965, King received the honorary doctorate in Social Sciences from VU Amsterdam; three years later, he was shot dead in Memphis, Tennessee. This annual lecture is in memory of his work and to inspire the prevailing zeitgeist.
Lecture 2023
On Monday 9 October 2023, visiting professor Anthony Bogues presented the Martin Luther King Lecture 2023 at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. This year's theme was a compelling one: ‘Why We Can't Wait’.