New American Gazette: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech at the Ford Hall Forum, "The Future of Desegregation," audio recording and transcript

Title:: New American Gazette: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech at the Ford Hall Forum, "The Future of Desegregation," audio recording and transcript
Description:: Three weeks before he was jailed for leading peaceful protesters in Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. King addressed the Ford Hall Forum in March 1963. His address, "The Future of Desegregation," coincided with the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Dr. King called for renewed Federal efforts at desegregation, while noting that "the law cannot change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless." The forum was rebroadcast as part of the New American Gazette program and includes an introduction by Barbara Jordan.
Creator:: King, Martin Luther
Creator:: Jordan, Barbara
Date:: March 5, 1989
Format:: Audio recordings (nonmusical)
Location:: Suffolk University, Moakley Archive & Institute
Collection (local):: Ford Hall Forum Collection, 1908-2013 (MS113)
Subjects:: Forums (Discussion and debate)
Ford Hall Forum
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Segregation
Places:: Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Link to Item:: https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-av/84
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