UND aims to fill in the blanks on historical call with Martin Luther King Jr.
To the best of UND’s knowledge, the interview on Oct. 18, 1959, was the only direct contact between King and UND, which makes it an event of tremendous historical significance for the university, according to Curt Hanson, head of Special Collections for the Chester Fritz Library. 4:14 pm, Jan. 12, 2021 ×
Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 1963, delivering his famous I Have a Dream speech. Special to The Forum
In October 1959, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke with a group of UND students and faculty from the United Campus Christian Fellowship. Now, UND wants to know more.