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.
MLK Jr speeches in the news
NPR News (2024 February 7): 5 MLK speeches you should know
NPR News (2014 January 20): A Promise Unfulfilled: 1962 MLK Speech Recording Is Discovered
Greater Arizona Resources
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MLK ResourcesThis index includes a variety of different resources on Martin Luther King, Jr.
Links to University Archives resources
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Student newspapers offer a glimpse of events and activities that happened on campus and in the community, written from the student's perspective.
Arizona Memory Project
Full database on Arizona Memory Project of historical newspapers that are digitized across the State of Arizona
Database of digital newspapers available on Arizona Memory Project specific to the Black Communities of Arizona
Database of digital newspapers available on Arizona Memory Project specific to some Religious Communities of Arizona
The African American Experience in Tempe (Arizona)
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A history of African Americans in Tempe, Arizona. Published by the Tempe History Museum.
Biography of President G. Homer Durham
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G. Homer by Gordon A. Sabine
Call number: LD179.H65 S32x 1992ISBN: 1879286041Publication date: 1992-09-01A biography of the President of Arizona State University 1960-69.
ASU Library Acquires MLK Jr. Books
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Stride toward freedom the Montgomery story by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Call number: E185.89.T8 K5 1962 (ASU Special Collections)ISBN: 0807000701Publication date: 1958
Dr King and the Jewish Community
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Shared Dreams by Marc Shneier; Martin Luther King (Preface by)
ISBN: 1580230628Publication date: 1999-11-01Many people are familiar with the story of Jewish support for the American civil rights movement, but this history has another side-- one that has not been fully told until now. "Outlines a compelling image of relations between the two communities.... In Shared Dreams, Rabbi Schneier reiterates our commonality, as upheld by Martin Luther King, Jr., and fuels the reader to continue to work for the advancement of race relations among all God's children." --from the Preface by Martin Luther King III Shared Dreams brings to life the impressive, surprising, and long-neglected history of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s efforts in support of the Jewish community. This is a story that sheds new light on the commitment and the relationship between the Jewish and African-American communities as they have struggled together to fight for justice and civil rights in our nation, and our lives.