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A Chinese Communist Children's Film, "The Little Bell"
4:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - A Chinese Communist Children's Film

Religion-in-Life Week Keynote - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was internationally recognized humanist and 30 years old at the time of his visit. He had earned three degrees and received five honorary ones, as well as 37 other major awards and citations. was invited by the Student Religious Council to be the featured speaker during the Religion-in-Life week's events. Fifteen hundred people heard him speak in the Great Hall with various locations inside the Union to accommodate the overflow crowd. The link to Ames Historical Society website about Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit: http://ameshistory.org/content/dr-king-visits-ames-iowa