From the Archives: King urges Kennedy to end segregation
From the Archives: King urges Kennedy to end segregation From the Archives: King urges Kennedy to end segregation Courtesy Of / Columbia Daily Spectator Archives In 1961, Martin Luther King Jr. visited Columbia’s McMillin (now Miller) Theatre to call on President John F. Kennedy to issue a “second emancipation proclamation.” By Dov. M. Grunschlag | January 18, 2021, 2:37 PM From the Spectator Archives: This article was originally published on Oct. 30, 1961. Minor edits have been made for clarity. Martin Luther King Jr. called on President John F. Kennedy Friday night to issue a â€...