The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume VII: To Save the Soul of America, January 1961 August 1962Preserving the legacy of one of the twentieth centuryÕs most influential advocates for peace and justice, The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., is described by one historian as being the Òequivalent to a conversationÓ with King. To Save the Soul of America, the seventh volume of the anticipated fourteen-volume edition, provides an unprecedented glimpse into KingÕs early relationship with President John F. Kennedy and his efforts to remain relevant in a protest movement growing increasingly massive and militant. Following KennedyÕs inauguration in January 1961, KingÕs high expectations for the new administration gave way to disappointment as the president hesitated to commit to comprehensive civil rights legislation. As the initial Freedom Ride catapulted King into the national spotlight in May, tensions with student activists affiliated with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) were exacerbated after King refused to participate in subsequent freedom rides. These tensions became more evident after King accepted an invitation in December 1961 to help the SNCC-supported Albany Movement in southwest Georgia. KingÕs arrests in Albany prompted widespread national press coverage for the protests there, but he left with minimal tangible gains. During 1962 King worked diligently to improve the effectiveness of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) by hiring new staff and initiating grassroots outreach. King also increased his influence by undertaking an overcrowded schedule of appearances, teaching a course at Morehouse College, and participating in an additional round of protests in Albany during July 1962. As King confronted these difficult challenges, he learned valuable lessons that would later impact his efforts to desegregate Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. Ê |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
July 1962 Press Release King and Abernathy Choose Jail Time over Fine | 10 |
King addressing mass meeting at Mt Zion Baptist Church in Albany | 20 |
Chronology | 49 |
Editorial Principles | 79 |
August 1962 | 108 |
Address Delivered at Municipal Auditorium | 111 |
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Sumter County Jail Ledger | 346 |
11 | 348 |
To John F Kennedy | 349 |
July 1962 | 354 |
Dec 1961 | 355 |
Jan 1962 | 370 |
From Nicholas W Raballa | 376 |
Feb 1962 | 378 |
Invitation to inauguration of John F Kennedy | 129 |
To Adam Clayton Powell | 132 |
30 | 133 |
Feb 1961 | 139 |
The President Has the Power | 142 |
Letter to John F Kennedy | 171 |
Mar 1961 | 178 |
To Sammy Davis Jr | 188 |
Apr 1961 | 194 |
From Rosa Parks | 205 |
May 1961 | 212 |
May 1961 | 238 |
June 1961 | 249 |
Aug 1961 | 258 |
Handwritten draft of invocation at funeral of John Wesley Dobbs | 266 |
Sept 1961 | 268 |
Sept 1961 | 280 |
Handwritten outline of social philosophy lecture | 289 |
Handwritten seminar notes | 294 |
Oct 1961 | 302 |
Nov 1961 | 311 |
Handwritten press release on Advise and Consent | 312 |
Nov 1961 | 329 |
Dec 1961 | 336 |
Dec 1961 | 342 |
Handwritten notes on recruitment of volunteers | 382 |
To Carl Braden | 384 |
Interview by InterAmerican University Students and Faculty | 399 |
Statement to Newsweek Magazine on the Proposed Department | 411 |
Pathos and Hope | 419 |
To Eugene Exman | 426 |
Telegram to Ralph Abernathy | 427 |
Apr 1962 | 450 |
May 1962 | 456 |
From Adelaide Tambo | 462 |
June 1962 | 468 |
June 1962 | 474 |
July 1962 | 493 |
Handwritten draft of NAACP speech | 498 |
Albany Jail Diary 10 July 1962 | 512 |
July 1962 Address Delivered at Albany Movement Mass Meeting at Third | 541 |
Albany Jail Diary 27 July 1962 | 562 |
July 1962 | 567 |
Aug 1962 Address Delivered at Albany Movement Mass Meeting at Shiloh | 591 |
To Bertrand Russell | 600 |
List of Abbreviations میں من | 609 |
Handwritten notes on leaving Albany 564 | 665 |
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Common terms and phrases
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