Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.

This Monday, Emory celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. We hope that you were able to participate in some of Emory’s King Week activities! The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday aims to commemorate King’s work and his dedication to serve others as a religious leader and activist. It first came into being in Read More …

Advertising Freedom: Flyers and Posters from the Voter Education Project

By Courtney Chartier, Assistant Head, Archives Research Center, Atlanta University Center “Working for Freedom: Documenting Civil Rights Organizations” is a collaborative project between Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, The Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, and The Robert W. Woodruff Library Read More …