Dr. Virgil Wood served with Martin Luther King Jr. as a member of his National Executive Board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; he worked closely with him for 10 years. He also coordinated the state of Virginia in the historic "March on Washington" on Aug. 28, 1963. He also served as a panelist and member of three White House conferences under the Johnson, Nixon, and Carter administrations. Dr. Wood received his bachelor of arts degree from Virginia Union University and holds a doctorate in education from Harvard University. His publications include “In Love We Trust: Lessons I Learned from Martin Luther King,” “The Jubilee Bible,” and “Introduction to Black Church Economic Studies."