Samuel “Billy”Kyles at William Woods University
On Tuesday, February 9th at 7 pm. Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles will be speaking on “The Story of a Movement” as part of the President’s Lecture Series on the campus of William Woods University. The talk will be held in Cutlip Auditorium.
Reverend Kyles has been the pastor of Monumental Baptist Church since 1959. He was a close friend and associate of the late Martin Luther King and was with King during his final days. He was present for King’s famous “mountaintop sermon” and an eyewitness to King’s assassination the following day. Kyles’ story was recently the subject of an award-winning documentary that recently aired on HBO entitled The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306. Reverend Kyles will discuss the life and legacy of King and the story of a movement that centered on justice and freedom for all.
