Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr., the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was the Nation’s civil rights correspondent, writing annual reports on the state of the movement for the magazine from 1961 to 1966. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and assassinated in 1968.

MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice

MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice

“Jobs are harder to create than voting rolls.”

Mar 14, 1966 / Martin Luther King Jr.

The Last Steep Ascent

The Last Steep Ascent The Last Steep Ascent

New obstacles should not be deplored but welcomed because their presence proves we are closer to the ultimate decision.

Mar 11, 1966 / Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Let Justice Roll Down Let Justice Roll Down

"Those who expected a cheap victory in a climate of complacency were shocked into reality by Selma."

Mar 15, 1965 / Books & the Arts / Martin Luther King Jr.

Hammer of Civil Rights

Hammer of Civil Rights Hammer of Civil Rights

“Exactly one hundred years after Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation for them, Negroes wrote their own document of freedom in their own way.”

Mar 9, 1964 / From the Archive / Martin Luther King Jr.

A Bold Design for a New South

A Bold Design for a New South A Bold Design for a New South

Tokenism was the inevitable outgrowth of the Administration’s design for dealing with discrimination.

Mar 30, 1963 / From the Archive / Martin Luther King Jr.

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