6 THE CAROLINA TIMES-SATURDAY. OCTOBER 16, 1982 James Baldwin To Give Martin Luther King Lecture CHAPEL HILL James Baldwin, novelist, essayist and playwright, will give the sixth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, October 19, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The free, public lec ture will begin at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall. It is sponsored by the Univer sity Committee, on Established Lectures, Baldwin not only hds the reputation as one of America's finest writers but also has received in ternationalrecognition as a leader .. and spokesman of the civil rights movement.- He calls himself a A new '82 could be part off your lifestyle. Who you finance thkt new automobile with is just as important as selecting the car I Let us be a part of that choice with an auto loan you can live with. .. ' , "We're Helpine to Make Thinis Better r Mechanics Fanritiears fiah& 3 Convenient Durham Locations 116 Wt Parish Street 615 Favetteville Street 411 E. Chapel Hill St laeft tftpoMlo mf to 100 000 HDIIM MOVI Muatil (CHMU M witness to that move ment and has spoken to numerous ; ' audiences, urging recognition of the rights of all. In connec tion with this, he served as a member of the na tional advisory board. Congress on Racial Equality. Baldwin is the author of 16 books and co-author-of three others. He is currently woncing on a book based on the slayings of 28 black youths in Atlanta and Wayne Williams, : who was convicted on charges relating to two of the killings. Go Tell It On The Mountain, one of his most' famous novels, describes the religious xn version of a 14-year-Dld Harlem boy and is partly autobiographical. The story is told with flashbacks that dramatize the sins and suffering of the boy's ancestors. Baldwin's feelings about black-white rela tionships : in the United States and abroad are analyzed in a group of essays collected in Notes of a Native Son. His first play, "The Amen Corner," con i i r i- l i Ms wiore yoMo w ,!,llll,ly y CM I 1 g M ($ s ; 1 1 in IWJ MVMHM TM4CCOC0 Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. cernmahs search for his identity, his need to ' discover his own being and the individuality of , his salvation. It has been performed on Broadaway and in Europe and the Near East since its first pro duction at Howard University. i Baldwin's other books include Giovanna's Room, Nobody Knows My Name, The' Fire. Next Time, Blues For Mister Charlie and Going to Meet the Man. Two of the books he has co authored are A Rap on Race with Margaret Mead and Dialogue with Nikki Giovanni. Among the many honorary doctorates, recognition awards and literary honors Baldwin has received are a Eugene F. Saxton Memorial Trust Award, a Rosenwald Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant-in-Aid. He is also a member of the Na tional Institute of Arts and Letters. This year, the Dial Press, which published all 19 of Baldwin's books, announced the James Baldwin Prize. This award will be given at irregular intervals by the publisher to new or previously unrecognized black writers of unusual talent. During his visit to UNC-CH, Baldwin will work with classes in English and Afro- f - . IF J) r? BALDWIN American studies as well as present the King Lec ture. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture- was established in September 1977 to "commemorate the lives and work of. those who have dedicated their anergies to fostering the concepts of human rights and dignity" . and to "provide a forum for serious examination and discussion df those con cepts." Other King Memorial Lecturers have been Ver non E. Jordan; Jr., then president of the National Urban League; the Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr.; former U.N. Am bassador Andrew Young; the. Rev. Jesse Jackson, director of Operation PUSH; and Judge A. Leon Higgin botham of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. Ms. Jackson Crowned Miss South Carolina St ORANGEBURG, S.C. Miss Susar Jackson, a senior major ing in business ad ministraion, was crown--ed Miss South Carolina State College 1982-83 by outgoing queen, Miss Loretta Goodwin of HbpkitjsT?'The corona-tion;was- hefd in Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center on the campus. Miss Jackson is a cheerleader and is in volved in the cooperative education program, the Freshman Orientation Committee and is a member of the Truth Hall Club. She is also a Presidential Scholar. Miss Jackson's oarents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Jackson, now "live in P:!r?y Rarh. Fla. Her first auouia; Miss Harriet Roland, a senior English education major from Orangeburg. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Mu Na tional Honor Society, the National bean's List, Sigma Tau Delta Na tional English Honor Society, the South Carolina Council of Teachers of English, the NAACP, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and New Mount 7ion Baptist Church. The two-time Ralph vIcGill Award winner pent the summer intern ing at the Charlotte Observer newspaper in Charlotte, NC. Miss Roland's parent are the Reverend and' Mrs. Harold Roland of Orangeburg. The second attendant to the newly crowned quenU Miss- -Valeria Frazier, anjor najor ing in business educa tion. She is active on campus in the Collegiate Concert Choir, the NAACP, the Student Alumni Relations Organization, the Freshman Orientation Committee and the Williams Hall Club. Miss Frazier, is the daughter of Mrs. Diana Frazier of Hartsyille. The festivities'were in troduced by Larry j Spruill and Reggie Russell. The queen was honored by the queens of the campus organiza tions and their escorts as well as queens from sur rounding colleges. The SCSC Dancers provided entertainment and both Edward Johnson -and Dwayne Sutton serenad-d-lhe court with vocal selections. Miss Brandi Waymer, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William W. Waymer of Orangeburg was flower girl. Wesley Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Scott of Neeces was royal crown and scepter bearer. A reception for those participating in the pro gram followed the ceremony. The. evening gala was concluded wilh a ball. Ms. Jackson . 17 mg. "tar" 1.4 mg nicotine av. per cigarette by FTC method. Professional & Tradesmen Center ! 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