Interview with Martin Luther King Sr., Part 3, circa 1970

Collection:: Edward A. Jones Photograph Collection
Title:: Interview with Martin Luther King Sr., Part 3, circa 1970
Date of Original:: 1970
Subject:: African American churches
African Americans--Religion
African Americans--Segregation
Civil rights movements
Location:: United States, 39.76, -98.5
Medium:: interviews
Type:: Sound
Format:: audio/mpeg
Description:: This interview with Martin Luther King Sr. details his family lineage and early life. He reflects on his mother’s devotion and his grandfather’s physical resilience during slavery. The discussion transitions to King’s observations on labor relations in Atlanta, contrasting the era when Black workers were summarily fired for requesting raises with the protections later afforded by labor unions. He emphasizes the shift from individual vulnerability to collective bargaining power as a vital advancement for minority rights and economic dignity.
Metadata URL:: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.132:0117
Language:: eng
Original Collection:: Edward A. Jones Papers||http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:132
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
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