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- Creators: Ragsdale, Lincoln Johnson, 1926-1995
- Resource Type: Sound
- Resource Type: Text
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.
Ragsdale introduces (in voice over) Martin Luther King's speech on steps of the state capitol in Birmingham at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery march (joined in progress). Ragsdale recorded this speech from the ABC television network broadcast. This recording matches the audio and text available here.