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King’s 1964 speech at Duke


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Arts, Education and Activism: A Call to Action

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Duke in Page Auditorium Nov. 13, 1964. The speech came ten days after President Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory over Sen. Barry Goldwater. Johnson had signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law that summer.

Listen to excerpts from King’s speech at Duke (RealPlayer required):

 

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