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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Albany riots

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In this WSB newsfilm clip from July 25, 1962, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at a press conference in Albany, Georgia and announces a day of penance after riots in Albany. King first states that, although members of the Albany Movement were not involved in the riots, civil rights leaders are declaring a "day of penance," as members of the movement "abhor violence so much" that they must assume partial responsibility for the violence that occurred. King says that the day of penance demonstrates the commitment to peace and nonviolence held by civil rights workers.

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Civil Rights Workers
  2. African American Men
  3. African Americans
  4. Albany
  5. Albany (Ga.)
  6. Albany Movement (Albany, Ga.)
  7. Civil Rights
  8. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  9. Civil Rights Movements
  10. Civil Rights Workers
  11. Direct Action
  12. Georgia
  13. History
  14. Men
  15. Passive Resistance
  16. Press Conferences
  17. Race Relations
  18. Race Riots
  19. Segregation

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