The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Agenda of the General Committee of the Department of Racial and Cultural RelationsThis document is an agenda and lists meeting minutes regarding the approval of actions, nominations, budget, and miscellaneous items for the Department of Racial and Cultural Relations. |
Intervention Anyone? A New Look at Social ActionDr. Hans B. C. Spiegel wrote this piece to describe the different components of social action. Dr. Spiegel, the Director of the Center for Community Tensions at Springfield College, uses the Montgomery and Albany Movements as examples of various levels of social intervention. He also references the SCLC, the Fair Employment Practices Commission, and the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity. |
Letter and Article from D. Parke Gibson to MLKD. Parke Gibson sends this article in Race Relations and Industry to Dr. King with the intention of including him in a future issue of the magazine. Those involved in the article agree that progress towards having minorities in leadership roles is on the rise, but not fast enough. |
Letter from Charles S. Spivey, Jr. to the Racial Justice CommitteeCharles S. Spivey, Jr. outlines the events to take place during the SCLC Poor Peoples Campaign under the leadership of Dr. King. The main events all transpired after Dr. King's assassination on April 4th, 1968. |
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Event ProgramThis program outlines the events for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. |
Race Relations SundayThe National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America writes a message regarding race relations. The message discusses God's stance on prejudice and racism, stating that any prejudice act is against the will of God. |
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. |
The Meaning of the Sit-InsThis document describes the growing civil rights movement. It discusses the tactics various civil rights organizations are using and briefly touches on the tactics of opposition groups. |