King debates James J. Kilpatrick on "The Nation's Future"
King debates the sit-in demonstrations with segregationist newspaper editor James J. Kilpatrick on NBC’s “The Nation’s Future” in New York.
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Political and Social Views
WAOK airs interview with King
Atlanta radio station WAOK airs a prerecorded interview with King in which he discusses the presidential election.
King refuses to endorse presidential candidate
In a press conference in Atlanta, King refuses to endorse either the Republican or Democratic presidential candidate.
King speaks on CBS radio's "The World Tonight"
On CBS radio’s “The World Tonight,” King suggests federalizing southern schools closed to prevent integration.
King speaks on United Auto Workers' radio program
On the UAW “Shiftbreak” radio program, King voices his qualified approval of the Senate version of the civil rights bill.
King and A. Philip Randolph hold press conference in Chicago concluding March on the Conventions Movement
At the conclusion of the March on the Conventions Movement, King and Randolph hold a press conference at Chicago’s Conrad Hilton Hotel.
King interviewed in Los Angeles regarding Senator John F. Kennedy's stance on civil rights
At the Watkins Hotel in Los Angeles, King is interviewed by a Montgomery Advertiser reporter regarding Senator John F. Kennedy’s civil rights stance.
King's remarks before Democratic Party Platform Committee read by representative
After missing his scheduled appearance before the Democratic Party Platform Committee in Los Angeles, King’s remarks are read by a representative.
To Nettie K. Hurlburt
In a 29 October letter, Hurlburt expressed her ambivalence over the jail sentences given to two segregationists for their roles in the 7 September bombing of the Little Rock Board of Education building.1 Hurlburt explained that as a FOR member she supported integration but “the idea of these two young, ignorant, and impetuous (to say nothing of the fact that they were probably being ‘used’) men going to the penitentiary for many years, doesn’t seem to be the answer either.” She asked that King
To Deolinda Rodrigues
In a 30 May letter Rodrigues, a twenty-year-old Angolan student living in Brazil, requested King’s advice and support for the independence movement in her native country but admonished: “Please just do what You really can with no harm for You.…If some people have to pay with their lives…let it be ourselves.”1 In his reply below, King suggests that the Angolan movement needs a “person or some few persons” to symbolize the struggle: “As soon as your symbol is set up it is not difficult to get pe
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