Jim Lucas Biography

Jim Lucas is well known across the nation for his intriguing and dramatic recitations and interpretive readings depicting the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jim Lucas is a student of the teachings of Dr. King, and also an advocate of his philosophy of non-violent civil action to affect social change. Lucas attended the 20th Anniversary of the March in Washington in August 1983. It was during this march that Lucas got the inspiration to learn and later recite Dr. King's speeches. He has since then traveled through out the United States, Japan, and Korea delivering various renditions of Dr. King's I Have A Dream, I've Been to the Mountaintop, and excerpts of the Letter from Birmingham Jail, giving personal insights on the civil rights movement then and now, in a dramatic one-man show. Jim Lucas' stage credits include co-starring in the critically acclaimed play, The Meeting, a powerful drama about the lives, philosophies, and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. MOST REQUESTED TOPICS: Reflections - The Life and Times of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Lucas walks you through the Civil Rights movement from the first person perspective of Dr. King. Lucas' portrayal and resemblance to Dr. King has been called remarkable, awe-inspiring, uncanny, and soulful. What Would Martin Do? If Dr. King were alive today and reflected on current circumstances and issues from a Civil Rights point of view what would be his reaction to Race Relations, Racial Profiling, the current Supreme Court Rulings on Affirmative Action and the Status of Women and other Minority Groups.

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