| Creator: | Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice |
| Title: | Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Collection No.: | ohrc020 |
| Dates: | 1979 |
| Quantity: |
Quantity: 2 Interviews (Audio files, transcripts, and collateral materials ) |
| Abstract: | This collection of interviews offers some insight into Dr. Martin Luther King's character and strength as a leader. It also provides some information about the role of adult education in the Civil Rights Movement and how that facilitated social change. |
| Location: | Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030A. Contact ohrc@indiana.edu for more information. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University Archives. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office. |
| Language: | Materials are in English |
| Repository: | Center for Documentary Research and Practice Franklin Hall 0030B 601 E. Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Business Number: 812-855-2856 ohrc@indiana.edu URL: https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu/ |
This collection contains two interviews conducted over the course of 2 days. The interviews are thirty-two and fifty-seven pages respectively. Both interviews consist of typed transriptions.
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier (pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript (deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview. Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University, Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
No(s): 79-005
Physical Description: 32 pages; no tapes; no index
Scope and Content Note: Ralph Abernathy, born in Alabama in 1926, reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy as a teacher, leader, and believer in social progress. Recalling his own activities during the Civil Rights Movement, Mr. Abernathy speaks about Dr. King's belief in the importance of individual responsibility and education as a facilitator of change. He also brings up his involvement with the Citizenship Education program and the training that members of the movement received.
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Access Status: Open
No(s): 79-004
Physical Description: 57 pages; no tape; no index
Scope and Content Note: Reverend Hosea Williams, a close friend of Dr. King's, reflects on the Civil Rights Movement and offers many insights into the great leader's character. Reverend Williams discusses Dr. King's commitment to non-violence and his desire to serve the masses. He also shares many anecdotes and reflects on the remnants of the movement after Dr. King's death.
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Access Status: Open