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People in Action: Most Abused Man in NationThis article by Dr. King, published in his "People in Action" series in the New York Amsterdam News, describes the national and local reaction to the Birmingham jailing of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and J. S. Phifer. |
People in Action: Sit In, Stand In, Wade In, Kneel InIn this article in the New York Amsterdam News May 25, 1963, Dr. King says that, through the ballot, Negro voters can change the political structure of the South. He states that for democracy to live, segregation must die; therefore, every form of nonviolent direct action will be used to dismantle it in the South, where it is visible, and in the North, where it is more hidden. Finally, he points out that modern psychologists use the term “maladjusted.” He is glad to be “maladjusted” to segregation, religious bigotry, economic injustice, and militarism. |
People in Action: The South -- A Hostile NationIn his regular column for the New York Amsterdam News, Dr. King discusses the unfair economic conditions of Negroes in America. He further explains how the employment rate of Negroes in America contribute to economic hardships. |
People to People: A Choice and a PromiseDr. King addresses the idea that American people of all races have a choice to make this nation a great society. |
Plea for Help to MLKCorrespondence from Presidee McCaskill requesting aid from Dr. King regarding her real estate predicament. |
Postcard from Anonymous Sender to MLKThis postcard from an anonymous author contains a newspaper clipping which was published in the Athens Daily News. In the article, Archie Moore, former light heavyweight champion, gives his views about a "guaranteed national income." |
Postcard from J. MasonMason requests that Dr. King focus more on black youth crime rates, orphan children and other charitable activities within the black community. |
Postcard to MLK on Dallas PoliceThis newspaper clipping makes reference to an article about the Dallas Police Department's effort to recruit Negro police officers. |
Poster: This Store Is Against Equal Opportunities for NegroesThe SCLC placed this type of boycott poster on the storefronts of businesses that refused to provide equal job opportunities to Negroes. |
Press Release for the Southern Negro Leaders ConferenceDr. King, Rev. C.K. Steele, and Rev. F. L. Shuttlesworth called for an emergency conference to strategize and unify further bus desegregation efforts in the south. This is the press release announcing the meeting of the Southern Negro Leaders Conference on Transportation and Non-violent Integration. The agenda was ambitious, but specific and explicit. One of the outcomes of the meeting was the formation of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, with Dr. King chosen to lead. |
Program of the Chicago Freedom MovementThe SCLC and the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) issues a program addressing the goals of the Chicago Freedom Movement. The Chicago Freedom Movement is composed of a coalition of organizations who have decided to eradicate slums, ghettos and racism from the city. |
Refinement by FireR. Elizabeth Johns describes the events surrounding voter registration in the South and tactics used by civil rights and opposition leaders. |
Remaining Awake Through a Great RevolutionDr. King delivers the commencement address at Oberlin College in Ohio on June 14, 1965. Nothing is more tragic, he says, than sleeping through a significant period of social change by failing to adopt the new mental attitudes that the new situation demands. He suggests that to remain awake through a great revolution one must embrace a global perspective and work for peace, racial justice, economic justice and brotherhood throughout the world. |
Request for Land Reform BillAn anonymous writer asks Dr. King to petition Congress for a reform bill that would allow all people, irrespective of race, creed or societal status, to own land. |
Request from The Wooster Afro-American Students OrganizationThe Wooster Afro-American Students Organization inquires if Dr. King would be available to speak to the institute about the concept of Black Power. |
Resolution of the SCLC Board of DirectorsThe SCLC Board of Directors issues a resolution at its Tenth Annual Convention that lists what it considers "flagrant injustices" which violate the rights of American workers. As part of the resolution, the SCLC requests that Congress make corrections to the National Labor Relations Act. |
Resolution of the SCLC Board Regarding VietnamThis resolution of the Tenth Annual Convention of the SCLC, outlines the effects of the expansion of the Vietnam War and recommends future action steps for the administration of the organization. |
Revolution In The ClassroomDr. King addresses the Georgia Teachers and Education Association about the education of children in the South. |
Revolution in the Delta: Farm Hands Go on StrikeDavid R. Underhill discusses the strike of farm laborers in various Mississippi Delta cities. Underhill highlights strike procedures, methods, and locations. |
SCLC Resolution on Afro-American UnityIn this resolution approved at its Tenth Annual Convention, SCLC affirms the need for Afro-American unity. The organization commits to conduct regional unity conferences involving all sectors of the Negro community, hold Identity Workshops on history and culture, and develop economic and political power so that Negroes can own and control their own communities. The resolution concludes by affirming the importance of black spiritual power, economic power, and political power. |
SCLC Tour of Northern CitiesDr. King announces an SCLC tour of Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. He cites the wish to establish communication with people in the black ghettos of northern cities and to assist local leadership in taking movement issues into their communities. He mentions the moral and material support provided by northern allies for the southern struggle and a time to reciprocate. |
SCLC: Tenth Annual ConventionThis program denotes the key leaders for the Tenth Annual Convention of the SCLC held in Jackson, Mississippi. It also outlines the timeline of events for the four-day convention, noting a foreword written by Dr. King. |
Scripps Howard: Dr. King Asks LBJ to Do As Hero FDR DidTom Talburt reports in this article that Dr. King urged President Johnson to create jobs and provide for the disadvantaged in order to prevent another summer of riots, such as the Los Angeles Watts Riots of 1965. |
Showdown for NonviolenceDr. King discusses the rationale and strategy for the 1968 Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C. He explains that the SCLC hopes to avoid a national holocaust by promoting massive nonviolent demonstrations. |
Speech to the Synagogue Council of AmericaDr. King receives the Judaism and World Peace Award from the Synagogue Council of America and uses the occasion to speak about the Civil Rights Movement and international peace. He laments the vehement criticism of dissent and discussion of the Vietnam War and enumerates reasons why the Hebrew prophets are so needed today. |
Statement by MLKIn this statement, Dr. King enforces the mission and organizational structure of the SCLC as a means of denouncing the traditional ideas associated with the "Black Power" slogan. |
Statement by Roy Wilkins to CongressThe Leadership Conference on Civil Rights adopted this statement by Roy Wilkins, Chairman, for the opening of the 1967 Congressional session. Their agenda includes full compliance with all existing civil rights legislation, equality and justice in the courts, greater protection for those who exercise their civil rights, and an end to housing discrimination. Wilkins states that economic and social conditions must be created so that civil rights guaranteed by law can be realized. |
Statement from Jack Wood Jr. to the National Association of Housing CooperativesWood commends President Johnson for his call for a Fair Housing Act and the Demonstration Cities Act of 1966 that would provide funds for rehabilitation of urban ghettoes. However, he laments the fact that they are separate bills and the government is accepting applications for the Demonstration Cities program absent a Fair Housing Act. |
Statement from the Commission on Civil RightsClarence H. Hunter issued this statement to share the news that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights would be holding a public hearing in Montgomery, Alabama to collect information regarding the condition of African Americans in Alabama. Hunter states the purpose of the Commission's investigation and names the notable members of the investigation. |
Statistics on Birmingham, AlabamaThis sheet shows Negro vs. White Populations in Birmingham, Alabama in regards to voting. It also shows the working wages of the Negro Population according to an article in the Saturday Evening Post. |