50 years later, MLK's Sac State visit resonates
Oct 9, 2017 · Dean Dorn, a young professor at then-Sacramento State College, was nervous enough to be sent to the old Sacramento Airport to pick up civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. for a campus speaking engagement. It was Oct. 16, 1967, less than six …
Martin Luther King visited DU in 1964 and 1967 - University of …
Jan 14, 2016 · Martin Luther King Jr. visited the DU campus twice, first in 1964 and later in 1967. In 1964 he spoke before a crowd of 600 in the old Student Union Building (now the south end of the Driscoll Student Center) in an appearance sponsored by the …
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1962 visit to University of Michigan
Jan 19, 2013 · About 50 years ago, on Nov. 5, 1962, the man himself stood on that stage and also championed civil rights. The visit, which was forgotten for a number of years, was rediscovered in spring 2012 when a librarian found photographs of King giving a talk at Hill Auditorium.
Martin Luther King - Newcastle University
Drawing on material from the University Archives held in Special Collections at Newcastle University Library, this exhibition tells the story of Dr King’s visit to Newcastle University to accept an honorary degree - the only UK university to do so during his lifetime.
Dr. King and K-State: A Connection, A Legacy - Kansas State University
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a nationally known civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, visited Kansas State University on Jan. 19, 1968. During his visit, he met with President John McCain and spoke to an audience of students, faculty, staff and community members about civil rights, social activism and race relations.
This is How the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Came to Speak
Jan 12, 2018 · The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 visit to the University of Virginia was the result of a small-but-determined group of students fighting an uphill battle for racial equality at a time when the nation was deeply divided.
Martin Luther King’s visit to Newcastle - Newcastle University
Just five months after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s visit to Newcastle, on the 4 April 1968, King was shot dead in Memphis. Newcastle University held a Memorial Service, during which the Vice Chancellor gave a particularly moving eulogy.
Fifty years ago, MLK delivered a ‘radical’ message at Brown
Jan 12, 2017 · Less than one year before his death, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. visited College Hill in April 1967 and delivered an impassioned speech on the Vietnam War and civil rights in America.
MLK at ONU - Ohio Northern University
On January 11, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Ohio Northern University. At the time of his visit to Ada, Ohio and ONU, Dr. King was an international figure.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit to WMU - Western Michigan University
Jan 8, 2024 · Drawn from historical documents, including newspaper accounts, oral histories, yearbooks, and other sources in the Archives, the following information is an attempt to place …