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Martin Luther King Jr., Reginald Hawkins, and Others at Johnson C. Smith University

Reginald A. Hawkins1966/1966

UNC Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library

UNC Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library
Charlotte, United States

Martin Luther King Jr. came to Johnson C. Smith University to address the Catawba Synod Commission on Religion and Race in 1966. Around this time, King was pushing for better housing in Chicago, and he and his family had moved to Chicago to call attention to poor housing conditions in the city. Dr. King was assassinated two years later.

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  • Title: Martin Luther King Jr., Reginald Hawkins, and Others at Johnson C. Smith University
  • Creator: Reginald A. Hawkins
  • Date Created: 1966/1966
  • Location Created: Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Subject Keywords: African Americans--Civil rights
  • Type: Photograph
  • Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). For more information, see (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/), This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
  • External Link: Reginald A. Hawkins papers
  • Medium: Black and White Print
UNC Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library

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