In recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2016
As the NC State community returns to campus after the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day holiday, let us take time to remember the legacy of the influential civil rights leader and beloved icon.
NCSU Libraries' Special Collections and Research Center has archived issues of The Technician available online , which includes an article "Dr. King Urges Passive Resistance for Negroes," from the February 13, 1958 edition of the newspaper. The article summarizes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to Raleigh, where he spoke on the subject of "Non-Violence and Racial Justice," a key component of his philosophy. The digitized Technician collection also features a January 20, 1986 article on NC State's first celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, as well as many discoverable items on NC State's relationship to Dr. King's life, teachings, and legacy.
The Libraries and African American Culture Center's Red, White, & Black multimedia project is another resource to explore while honoring Dr. King, and also in anticipation of next month's Black History Month. It is a mobile-based tour of African-American history at NC State, made with location-aware software to provide a walking tour through our campus, providing text, audio, and images. The Special Collections and Research Center hosts the copies of the recordings in our Rare and Unique Digital Collections , and they can be found and listened to here .
In addition, please visit these past SCRC posts on Dr. King:
1958 Martin Luther King Visit
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassination and NCSU’s Reaction
If you would like to learn more about the Special Collections Research Center and our digitized materials, please visit NCSU Libraries’ Rare and Unique Digital Collections , which provides access to thousands of images , video , audio recordings , and textual materials documenting NC State history and other topics.