UK Professor Gerald Smith Studies Early Writings of Martin Luther King Jr.
Gerald Smith has spent a lifetime studying the nation’s African-American leaders, including the formative years of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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UK Professor Gerald Smith Discusses Work with Early Papers of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Published on Jan 17, 2013 As co-editor of "The Papers of Martin Luther King Jr.: Advocate of the Social Gospel, September 1948-1963 Volume VI (2007)" Smith studied the unpublished sermons of the young minister before King became the most revered Civil Rights leader in the history of our nation.
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This podcast was produced by Cheyenne Hohman.
A&S Course Offers Lens into 2012 Election
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Jim Duff Guest Lecture on Historical Presidential Campaigns
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