A civil rights activist who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Alabama and has led the push for equal rights in Utah will address graduates at this year’s commencement ceremony for the University of Utah.
The Rev. France A. Davis, who presides over the state’s most prominent black church here, will speak to students about unity and committing to social change on May 2. His talk comes at a time when the country faces contentious debate over immigration, prejudices against the LGBTQ community and challenges of religious freedom that he has said mirror the racial divides he fought against in the 1960s and 70s.