The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Maynard, Gould
Associated Archive Content : 5 results
Agenda for the SCLC State and Local LeadersThis agenda outlines several topics discussed for the Southwide Meeting of State and Local Leaders. Dr. King, the President of the SCLC, spoke on SCLC's 'People to People' Program. |
News Release from SCLC about MLK's telegram concerning Violations of the Fair Labor Standards ActsThis SCLC press release highlights Dr. King's request for the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate labor violations and discrimination at shrimp factories in Georgia. Dr.King asserts that African-American workers have been harrassed and underpaid. |
SCLC News Release on Voter RegistrationThis press release from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference describes Dr. King's prediction that many African-Americans would register to vote in the upcoming election. Dr. King also remarks that President Kennedy "has not lived up to his civil rights campaign promises." |
SCLC Press Release About a Mississippi Political RallyThis press release describes a political rally of Negro voters in Clarksdale, Mississippi at which Dr. King spoke. It declares the need for voter registration and the possibility for Mississippi to have as many as five African-American congressmen in Washington. |
Telegram from Reverend William Coffin to MLKClergyman and peace activis William Sloane Coffin sends a telegram to Dr. King or "anyone in charge" informing them of his possible travel plans to Atlanta. Reverend Coffin provides telephone numbers and requests a response. |