The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Invitation to Ghana's Independence CelebrationDr. and Mrs. King were the recipients of a series of invitations to attend celebratory ceremonies to celebrate the independence of Ghana. |
MLK Speech: Acceptance of Spingarn MedalDr. King addresses the attendees at the NAACP 48th Annual Convention in Detroit, Michigan. He acknowledges the noble men and women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Movement, for which his leadership earned him this award. Dr. King also discusses the ongoing struggle for civil rights and the nonviolent approach needed for the American Negro to win freedom and justice. |
The Birth of a New NationDr. King compares the ongoing civil rights struggle in the United States to the Hebrews' Exodus from Egypt. |