Reminiscences of John D. Cannon : oral history, 1968.

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Reminiscences of John D. Cannon : oral history, 1968.

Discussion of the Martin Luther King Memorial Service and its background, April 9, 1968, in St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University; early events of the week of April 23-30, 1968.

Transcript: 86 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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Columbia University

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The Columbia University community and administration mobilized to the fullest extent in answer to the entry of the United States into World War I. Summed up by President Nicholas Murray Butler in the 1918 Annual Report, the effects of the war on the University were far-reaching: "Students by the hundred and prospective students by the thousand entered the military, naval, or civil service of the United States; teachers and administrative officers to the number of nearly four hundred...

Cannon, John D. (American architect)

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Episcopal chaplain. From the description of Reminiscences of John D. Cannon : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122480985 ...

Roberts, John Austin

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...