Martin Luther King Jr. at Arizona State University
Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech entitled "Religious Witness for Human Dignity" was presented at Goodwin Stadium, Arizona State University on June 3, 1964. Introduction by ASU President G. Homer Durham. This recording is followed by a brief recording of King's remarks to NAACP supporters at the Tanner AME Church in Phoenix earlier in the same day. Related photographs of and correspondence with President Durham are included in this collection.
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Image showing the 1/4" open reel audio tape that Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Religious Witness for Human Dignity" was recorded on and it's original housing.
Image showing the 1/4" open reel audio tape that Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Religious Witness for Human Dignity" was recorded on and it's original housing.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, titled "Religious Witness for Human Dignity," at Arizona State University's Goodwin Stadium. The recording includes a brief talk with Arizona NAACP supporters at the Tanner Chapel AME Church in Phoenix earlier the same day.
Transcription of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Religious Witness for Human Dignity," which he delivered at Arizona State University's Goodwin Stadium.
G. Homer Durham, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, an unidentified participant, Rev. Louis Eaton, and Msgr. Robert Donohoe at Arizona State University's Goodwin Stadium.
Lincoln Ragsdale at the podium in Arizona State University's Goodwin Stadium. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy are visible.
Selected correspondence from volume 819 and volume 1113 of ASU President G. Homer Durham's papers regarding planning for and reaction to Dr. King's visit to ASU. Especially noteworthy is President Durham's June 4, 1964 letter to John G. Babbitt, President of the Arizona Board of Regents, providing details about how the event was organized and his perceptions of Dr. King's presentation. On June 9th, President Harvill of the University of Arizona wrote with a message of support and acknowledgement of King's previous appearances at that institution.
