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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

 Person

Biography

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at DU on January 24, 1964. He returns to speak again at DU on May 18, 1966. 700 students riot after the May 18th MLK speech, in addition to two junk cars being burned and a sit-in staged.

Sources

Marie Caruso, “King, Barnett and a Hot Issue…,” The University of Denver Clarion, vol. 68, no. 28, January 31, 1964, 5.

Biography

Plans underway to have King speak at DU - week of January 21, 1964.

Biography

Speaks at DU on the topic of "The Future of Integration" May, 1967.

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Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March, 2010

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Identifier: B400.03.0001.0016
Abstract

Contains a DVD with Mizel Museum, Community Narrative featuring Sheldon Steinhauser speaking about his life and the thirid civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., on March 21, 1965. DVD is 29 minutes long.

Dates: 2010

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