Bob Moses, a Civil Rights Leader in the ’60s, to Speak on Feb. 28 as Part of The Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series; RSVP Required

Bob Moses, whose civil rights work in the 1960s culminated in the national response to protect the fundamental right to vote, will speak on Saturday, Feb 25, at 7 p.m., as part of The Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series to be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Oakland, 2619 Broadway. Moses, who is president and founder of The Algebra Project, will speak on “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community.” Moses is also the  Director of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee’s Mississippi Voter Registration Project, 1961-1964, and a Mississippi  “Freedom”  Summer lead organizer.

To attend the free event, please call to RSVP at (510) 434-3988. The is sponsored by Merritt College and the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center.