Martin Luther King Jr. once visited Raleigh in 1966, with King speaking in Reynolds Coliseum. News outlets barely covered the event because the KKK staged a protest against him in downtown Raleigh on Fayetteville Street. Now, Jason Miller, professor of English and scholar-in-residence at NC State's African American Cultural Center, created a presentation alongside an exhibit of never-before-seen photos taken at that time of the protest and Dr. King.
To learn more about the project, visit www.kingsfirstdream.com
Video by Matt Norris and Maya Patel.
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