Stepan Center
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Stepan Center is one multi-purpose facility at the University of Notre Dame, and is located on the northeast corner of campus. Built in 1962, the Stepan Center was donated to the university by Alfred Stepan, the founder of Stepan Company.[1] The facility, which was one of the first geodesic dome facilities in the nation, has 21,000 square feet (2,000 m2) of floor space.
On October 18, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Stepan Center, in an event organized the South Bend Citizens’ Civic Planning Committee as a fundraiser for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King spoke about the problems of segregation, discrimination, and the civil right movement. The event, arranged by Theodore Hesburgh, was at the venue's s capacity and attracted a racially mixed crowd estimated at 3,000 to 3,500 people.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Chase, John (22 October 1998). "Mary Stepan". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "When King spoke at Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Archives, Notre Dame (2011-01-17). "Martin Luther King Jr. at Notre Dame". Notre Dame Archives News & Notes. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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Coordinates: 41°42′24″N 86°14′04″W / 41.7067°N 86.2344°W
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