The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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Article Written by MLK for The ProgressiveIn this unfinished draft of an article for The Progressive, Dr. King writes about the social ills of America through the context of what he calls the two most important documents in American history: the Declaration of Independence and the Emancipation Proclamation. |
Declaration of Independence by MLKDr. King writes an article making reference to the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln, and the historical impact they both have had on the economy and what is described to be a social revolution. It is noted that this article is intended for a December, 1962 issue of a publication. |
SCLC Press ReleaseThis press release announces Dr. King's election as a Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The statement provides a brief history of the research center, including its affiliation with prestigious figures such as President John Adams and American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. The release concludes with a brief biography of Dr. King. |
The Role of the ChurchDr. King expresses how ineffective the Emancipation Proclamation has truly been on the Civil Rights Movement. |