Local Newspapers Report on Dr. King’s Speech at the University, May 19-20, 1966 The Miami Herald’s report provides a summary of Dr. King’s speech with a photograph of Dr. King and his aid at the University. The Miami News’s describes the delicate political situation in Miami at the time. Office of the President Records University Archives, University of Miami Libraries
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Fourth Annual Religion Lecture Series Brochure, Spring 1966 President Stanford introduced Dr. King to the assembled audience and moderated the discussion following the address. Stanford later wrote about the event in his 1999 publication, Campus under Political Fire and other Essays, describing “considerable exchange between Dr. King and the students during the discussion. One student from the audience asked: “Don’t you know you can’t pass a law to make a man love you?” Dr. King answered in a flash: “Yes, but you can pass a law to keep a man from lynching me!” Office of the President Records University Archives, University of Miami Libraries
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“Services Will Be Held for King” The Miami Hurricane, April 9, 1968 Upon Dr. King’s assassination on April 4, 1968, the United Black Students and President Stanford organized a memorial service for Dr. King at the Whitten Student Union patio on April 9. Guest speakers included Senator Harry Cane, Rev. Theodore Gibson, Robert Sims, Cecile Rolle, and Archie Hardwick. Fourteen years after Dr. King’s death, President Stanford introduced Mrs. Coretta Scott King, the widow of Dr. King, when she spoke at Gusman Hall on October 29, 1980. The Miami Hurricane Collection University Archives, University of Miami Libraries
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“Integration Leader Martin Luther King Speaks at University of Miami” Screen Capture of WTVJ News Film, May 19, 1966 This news footage of Dr. King’s speech was discovered in 2016 by Lou Kramer, Archives Manager of the Wolfson Archives at Miami Dade College. Courtesy of Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives, Miami Dade College
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The University of Miami Student Union holds an event for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963.
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Fourth Annual Religion Lecture Series Brochure, Spring 1966 President Stanford introduced Dr. King to the assembled audience and moderated the discussion following the address. Stanford later wrote about the event in his 1999 publication, Campus under Political Fire and other Essays, describing “considerable exchange between Dr. King and the students during the discussion. One student from the audience asked: “Don’t you know you can’t pass a law to make a man love you?” Dr. King answered in a flash: “Yes, but you can pass a law to keep a man from lynching me!” Office of the President Records University Archives, University of Miami Libraries
