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This collection contains interviews from NC State faculty and Chancellor Randy Woodson conducted in 2023 and 2024. It also contains videos from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 visit to Raleigh and the Ku Klux Klan parade protesting it. The materials in this collection include video files, document files, and audio files. These materials were utilized for the short documentary film and digital installation "When MLK Met the KKK in Raleigh."
Margaret E. Baker is a photographer, filmmaker, educator and content creator. She is a Ph.D. candidate at NC State University and her research focuses on race relations in the rural South. She created a 10 minute immersive experience called King and the Klan: A Visual Experience about Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1966 speech in Reynolds Coliseum and the Ku Klux Klan march in downtown Raleigh that preceded it. Baker also created a companion video that contextualizes KKK and MLK footage for modern audiences.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at Reynolds Coliseum on July 31, 1966, following an 1,800 person KKK march protesting his appearance. Approximately 5,000 people attended MLK’s speech, and it was broadcast statewide on WUNC-TV.
This collection contains digital files, including interviews from NC State faculty and Chancellor Woodson that were conducted in 2023-2024. It also contains videos from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 visit to Raleigh and the Ku Klux Klan parade protesting it. The materials in this collection include video files, document files, and audio files. These materials were utilized for the short documentary film and digital installation about MLK and the KKK in Raleigh.
This collection is arranged into two series: Interviews and MLK and the Klan Videos.
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The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.
[Identification of item], Margaret Baker Collection on When MLK Met the KKK in Raleigh, MC 00751, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Margaret Baker, 2024 March (Accession 2024.0039)
Processed by: Katelyn Cuomo, 2024 April; Finding aid written by: Katelyn Cuomo, 2024 April
Includes two videos: one video is the MLK and KKK art installation, formatted to be played in the Cyma Rubin Visualization Studio in D.H. Hill Jr. Library. The other is called "King and the Klan" and it is a short documentary film.
Included are 2 MPEG-4 files.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Some materials may not have been digitized or made available online.
Margaret Baker interviewed the following faculty and staff members from NC State: Chancellor Randy Woodson, English Professor W. Jason Miller, retired Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Joanne Woodard, and retired Director of the African American Cultural Center Toni Thorpe. The interviews were all conductd in 2023 and 2024.
Included are 14 MPEG-4 files, 4 Quicktime files, 3 AppleDouble Resource Fork files, and 1 Microsoft Word file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
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[Identification of item], Margaret Baker Collection on When MLK Met the KKK in Raleigh, MC 00751, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries’ “Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain,” the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy’s "Is It Protected by Copyright?," and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.