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Martin Luther King, Jr. speech at L.A. Coliseum, 1964

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King, Martin Luther, Jr

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This rare recording from the Pepperdine University archives features a forty-minute speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., which he delivered as the keynote speaker of "Religious Witness for Human Dignity, " a multi-faith event held at the Los Angeles Coliseum on May 31, 1964. Dr. King's speech passionately and persuasively takes on the issues of race relations and human dignity, touching on topics of segregation, poverty, civil rights, and non-violent resistance. He evokes the memory of the late John F. Kennedy while urging for the quick passage of the Civil Rights Act, and his speech is immediately followed by a mass performance of the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome." Dr. King is briefly introduced by the Rev. Marvin T. Robinson, pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church of Pasadena, California, and President of the Western Christian Leadership Conference. The event, attended by approximately 15,000 people, was cosponsored by Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish organizations.45:54
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Sound
Contributors:
Robinson, Marvin T
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Pepperdine University has exhaustively researched the contents of this collection to ascertain any possible legal rights embodied in the recordings. In cases where copyright holders could not be reached or identified, the recordings are provided here under an assertion of fair use (17 U.S.C. 107). All recordings in this collection are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use recordings for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Such parties should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
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California Digital Library

Keywords

  1. Activists
  2. Christianity
  3. Civil Rights
  4. Civil Rights Leaders
  5. Discrimination
  6. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929 1968
  7. Liberty
  8. Passive Resistance
  9. Poverty
  10. Prayer
  11. Public Speaking
  12. Race Discrimination
  13. Race Relations
  14. Religious Meetings
  15. Religious Tolerance
  16. Robinson, Marvin T
  17. Segregation
  18. Sound Recording
  19. Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  20. Western Christian Leadership Conference

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