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January 15, 2021
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Fifth General Synod of the United Church of Christ., 1965. Pearl ID: 143453

There are a plethora of items in our collection that relate to racial justice, and to the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today we are choosing to highlight Dr. King’s sermon, "...

January 12, 2018

This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day PHS is sharing some of the resources we hold on the influential Civil Rights leader, who was assassinated 50 years ago this April.

Our online archives, Pearl, includes several photographs of King documenting his protest activities and speaking engagements.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (center) and other...
February 11, 2013
Martin Luther King in Civil Rights March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963. via National Archives and Records Administration, ARC ID#542014

As we celebrate Black History Month, I am excited to share an interesting discovery that came to light recently in the PHS archives. PHS archivist Bill Brock, while...

January 16, 2013
Martin Luther King in Civil Rights March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963. via National Archives and Records Administration, ARC ID#542014

Several recordings of public appearances by Martin Luther King, Jr. have recently

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June 28, 2012

It’s been a while since Pittsburgh hosted General Assembly—54 years to be exact. The 1958 Assembly was monumental in the history of the Presbyterian Church. Fortunately, it was also well documented in stunning photographs taken by the Reverend Arthur M. Byers (1915-2002).

With these images, Rev. Byers created a filmstrip, Presbyterians at Pittsburgh 1958, to record the union of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and the United Presbyterian Church of North America, as well as a lecture by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a play about the 1858 union of the...

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