Martin Luther King, Jr., papers, 1955-1970 (bulk 1963-1969).

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Martin Luther King, Jr., papers, 1955-1970 (bulk 1963-1969).

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Twelve speeches delivered by King, including a typescript of his "I have a dream" speech given at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and a photocopy of the copyright registration form for it. Also includes speeches on civil rights for African Americans delivered at Holt Street Church, Montgomery, Ala., 1955; Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham. Ala., May 3, 1963; and on various occasions in Atlanta, Ga., Chicago, Ill., Frogmore, S.C., New York, N.Y., and Philadelphia, Pa. Also includes transcripts of three speeches (1969) delivered by Coretta Scott King in Washington, D.C., relating to the Vietnam Conflict. Transcripts are stamped with the dates the speeches were registered for copyright.

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King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

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Coretta Scott King (b. April 27, 1927, Marion, AL–d. Jan. 30, 2006, Rosarito Beach, Mexico) was the wife of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. She attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and earned a degree from the New England Conservatory of Music studying under Marie Sundelius. She met King in Boston and they were married in 1953. They had four children: Yolanda (1955), Martin III (1957), Dexter (1961), and Bernice (1963).The King family lived in Montgomery, Alabama. Mrs. ...

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...

Holt Street Baptist Church (Montgomery, Ala.)

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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Birmingham, Ala.)

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