Cardinal Archives remembers Martin Luther King Jr. with this 1968 report.
\In response to a statement signed by student and campus religious leaders in grief over the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Chancellor William Sewell has called off classes this afternoon. The announcement will be made at a noon memorial service which the administration has scheduled on Bascom Hill.
It was reported that approximately 200 black students shocked and angered by the assassination Rev. King decided Thursday night to stage a memorial rally at 11:45 also on Bascom. A march will follow. Black students will be meeting with an administration this morning to arrange their respective services. ...
Chancellor Sewell, after speaking with The Daily Cardinal about the student request for a suspension of classes to mourn the assassinated civil rights leader, said that calling off morning classes would distract from the noon meeting, and such an announcement would not reach the community.
'I am shocked and saddened by the death of one of America's greatest men. Following the memorial service at noon I am asking that classes be suspended for the rest of the day as an expression of the grief and concern this and the university community feels about this tragic event,' the chancellor said.""
