Dr Martin Luther King, Jr in Arizona
Resources related to the study of Dr. King and his relation to the state of Arizona. Topics include his visits to Phoenix and Tucson in the 1960s, the Martin Luther King Jr holiday controversy, and discovery of the audio recordings of his speech in 2014.
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Arizona Civil Rights Resources
- Summary of Civil Rights Legislation in Arizona
Civil rights legislation: Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Orders 10925, 11114, and 11246, Arizona Civil Rights Act, laws on discrimination by "public employers" and "public contractors", public accommodation ordinances, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's speech on the Tempe campus
- Speech: Religious Witness for Human Dignity (audio recording)Audio Recordings of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, titled "Religious Witness for Human Dignity," at Arizona State University's Goodwin Stadium on June 3, 1964. The recording includes a brief talk with Arizona NAACP supporters at the Tanner Chapel AME Church in Phoenix earlier the same day.
- President Durham Correspondence Regarding Martin Luther King, Jr. at Arizona State UniversityLink to scanned materials from the papers of ASU's President Homer Durham regarding Dr. King's visit to the Tempe campus.
- Newspaper Clippings on King's Visit to ASUCB BIO-2601, Greater Arizona Collection
- Arizona Tribune, June 12, 1964Article on Dr. King's visit to Phoenix in 1964.
Dr. King and Local Faith Communities
- Phoenix Jewish News, May 29, 1964Article on the upcoming visit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1964.
Dr. King spoke in Tucson in 1959 and 1962
- Arizona Daily Star, April 2, 2017Article from the Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) recalling Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s visits to Tucson.