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which angered a number of the ministers.
Powell was close to the
minister in Chicago, who headed the National Baptist Convention,
a man who was so absolutely ignorant that when they named South
Parkway Martin Luther King Drive, his church was on South
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- the JFK assassination; Civil Rights Bill of 1964; campaigning for LBJ in 1964; organization of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; introducing Martin Luther King, Jr. to the concept of non-violence; a King-Powell episode regarding Rustin
- . King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference were doing?
Y:
I don't recall a great deal of discussion on specifics. I do know that we discussed the
possibility of certain methods resulting in a counter kind of reaction, and I can remember
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- friendly relationship with
Dr. King's father.
I knew Dr. King personally, but I didn't have any
great intimate relationship there.
I was in the President's office the
night that Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated.
I was sitting there
with him
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- ; LBJ’s efforts in Vietnam; Martin Luther King’s assassination; working on the Commission for Federal-State Relations; LBJ inheriting JFK’s staff; being offered a federal appointment; LBJ deciding not to run in 1968; LBJ’s relationship with Robert Kennedy