Oral Histories
Martin Luther King Jr.
2014-03-15T18:59:16-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTllXC8yMDE0MDMxNTE5MDQyMjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren interviewed the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., in his office in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 18, 1964, as research for Mr. Warren’s 1965 book, Who Speaks for the Negro. The Reverend King discussed his work in the civil rights movement, the future of African Americans, and his nonviolent philosophy.
This audio-only interview is part of the Robert Penn Warren Civil Rights Oral History Collection in the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky.
Poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren interviewed the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., in his office in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 18, 1964,…
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Poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren interviewed the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., in his office in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 18, 1964, as research for Mr. Warren’s 1965 book, Who Speaks for the Negro. The Reverend King discussed his work in the civil rights movement, the future of African Americans, and his nonviolent philosophy.
This audio-only interview is part of the Robert Penn Warren Civil Rights Oral History Collection in the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky. close
This audio-only interview is part of the Robert Penn Warren Civil Rights Oral History Collection in the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky.
Poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren interviewed the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., in his office in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 18, 1964,… read more
Poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren interviewed the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., in his office in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 18, 1964, as research for Mr. Warren’s 1965 book, Who Speaks for the Negro. The Reverend King discussed his work in the civil rights movement, the future of African Americans, and his nonviolent philosophy.
This audio-only interview is part of the Robert Penn Warren Civil Rights Oral History Collection in the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky. close
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Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Leader
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