J F Drake State Technical College News January 15, 2013 Author and Civil Rights Activist To Speak at Drake State February 12 As part of Drake State's Black History Month program on February 12, author and civil rights activist James Meredith will speak about his experiences in the civil rights movement<http://www.dstc.cc.al.us/sites/www/Uploads/James-Meredith2.jpg>. He will speak at 9 a.m. in the cafetorium. This event is free and open to the public. Signed copies of Dr. Meredith's new book, A Mission From God, will be available for purchase. In the book, he writes about the civil rights movement in Mississippi in 1962. For more information, please call (256) 551-3136. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.