UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 17, Page 3
January 21, 1993
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. honored in Du Pont-U.D. program Jan. 18

     A Day of Celebration commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., sponsored by the Du Pont Co. in cooperation with the University of
Delaware, drew some 2,500 persons to the Bob Carpenter Center Monday, Jan.
18. Featured speaker was C. Delores Tucker, president of the Martin Luther
King Association for Non-Violent Change and chairperson of the Democratic
National Committee Black Caucus.
     In her remarks, Tucker said racism is alive and well in America,
noting that life for minorities in this country is worse now in many ways
than it was in the 1930s. Tucker praised the Du Pont Co. and the University
for mounting Monday's program, and challenged both institutions to remember
that there are two parts to Dr. King's dream for America-the first is
education, the second, jobs.
     President David P. Roselle said it was fitting that the University be
involved with the day's celebration, calling Dr. King "a man whose
contributions to human awareness and understanding both endure and inspire,
a man who was, in essence, a teacher of us all."
     Du Pont Co. Chairman and CEO Edgar S. Woolard said it was his goal
that "Du Pont be recognized as a leader among corporations in offering to
all people equal opportunity for employment development and promotion." Du
Pont's success in the global marketplace "is a true benchmark of how well
we are living up to our corporate principle of valuing people," he said.
     The program also included a presentation by the University's 60-member
Gospel Choir, directed by Rease N. Maddox, a records technician in accounts
payable, that received a standing ovation from the crowd. The choir sang
"This Train is Bound for Glory" and "Every Time I Feel the Spirit," and
later joined the Du Pont Diversity Choir on "From a Distance," which closed
the program.