A
Conversation
with the
Rev. H. K.
Matthews Regional
civil rights
icon, Rev.
Dr. H.K.
Matthews
was
born
80
years
ago,
on
February
7,
1928.
Matthews
was
on
the
front
lines
of
the
effort
to
desegregate
downtown
Pensacola
businesses
and
restaurants
and
fought
for
social
justice
in
the
community
during
the
1960s
and
'70s.
Although
his
efforts
were
not
always
welcomed
or
appreciated,
Matthews
has
received
a
number
of
honors
in
recent
years.
The
University
of
West
Florida
recently
awarded
him
an
honorary
doctorate
and
a
Pensacola
park
has
been
named
in
his
honor.
Sandra
Averhart
invited
Rev.
Matthews
to
the
WUWF
studio
to
talk
his
life's
work,
which
he
chronicled
in a
book
entitled
"Victory
After
the
Fall."
Matthews
will also
speak about
his book,
“Victory
After the
Fall,”
at a Black
History
Month
program
hosted by
UWF on
Sunday, Feb.
24th.
The event
will be held
in the
University
Commons
Conference
Center
(Building
22), Rom C. A book
signing will
follow the
program. The
event is
open to the
public.
The
events are
co-hosted by
UWF Division
of Student
Affairs and
WUWF Public
Media.
For more
information,
contact
Lusharon
Wiley at
(850)
474-2161 or
lwiley@uwf.edu.
The Rev.
Matthews
spoke with
WUWF's
Sandra
Averhart.
