July 21, 1963 – George Wallace: ‘Some Of My Best Friends Are Negroes’ –
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Category: Dr. Martin Luther King
April 5, 1968 – Days Of Rage – Aftermath Of The Assassination Dr. Martin Luther King
April 5, 1968 – Dr. Martin Luther King Assassination – The Day After – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 5, 1968 – A day of sadness, confusion and rage. Dr. Martin Luther King had been shot and killed in Memphis on the evening of April 4th.
Dr. Martin Luther King – Sermon: Beyond Vietnam – 1967 –
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King – Sermon at Riverside Church – April 4, 1967 – Southern Christian Leadership Conference – In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday today – a day perhaps overshadowed by our current state of affairs and the level of confusion we find ourselves in, I
Martin Luther King In Chicago – 1965 – Past Daily Birthday Edition
Martin Luther King – Address At Chicago Rally – Extended Excerpt – July 26, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Martin Luther King – we celebrate his birth today. A celebration that would have been unthinkable 53 years ago, when this address was delivered at a Rally in Chicago.
Report Card On Black America – Black Journal – January 27, 1969 – Past Daily Reference Room
Black Journal – Report Card on Black America – January 27, 1969 – NET-TV – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Fifty years ago, we were still very much in the midst of a long and contentious Civil Rights battle in America. This program, a monthly news feature of the pre-PBS
August 18, 1978 – A Festival Of Sensational Evidence – James Earl Ray And The House Assassination Committee Hearings
August 18, 1978 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 18, 1978 – From Capitol Hill, The House Assassination Committee Hearings temporarily wound up its hearings this day on James Earl Ray and his guilt in the murder of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
Coretta Scott King Has A Few Words About Character In Politics – 1975 – Past Daily Reference Room
Coretta Scott King – Character In Politics – NPR National Town Meeting – November 5, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the current furor over the Elizabeth Warren‘s attempt at reading of a letter by wife of Civil Rights leader (and leader in her own right), Coretta Scott
Past Daily’s Spring Fundraiser Needs Your Help . . .Really.
No elegant way to put this – we’ve fallen behind in our goal for this Spring Fundraiser and we need your help. Unless we get some serious turnout for contributions in the next few days, we’re going to have to cut back the amount of posts we do each day and
Bayard Rustin Talks About Race And Civil Rights – 1969 – Past Daily Black History Month
Bayard Rustin – On Speaking Freely – March 3, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Bayard Rustin is a name synonymous with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, but also was an Anti-War activist, campaigner for Gay Rights and economic stability within the Black community. As
Alabama USA – Civil Rights In 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Alabama USA – May 29, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection While most people are observing Martin Luther King’s Birthday, a lot of people have no idea why. Call it the deep, murky past – call it