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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.
| Interviewee: | Abernathy, Ralph D. |
| Call number: | 79-005 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | June 13, 1974 |
| Physical Description: | 32 pp.; no tapes; no index |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | House, Secil V. |
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.
Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Birmingham, Alabama
Civil Rights Movement
civic responsibility
educational programs
human resources
racial equality
| Interviewee: | Williams, Hosea |
| Call number: | 79-004 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | June 14, 1974 |
| Physical Description: | 57 pp.; no tape; no index |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | House, Secil V. |
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.
Abernathy, Ralph D.
Jackson, Jesse
Civil Rights Movement
racial equality
societal changes