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The king’s speech: The long legacy of MLK’s 1958 visit to UAPB

Summary by Arkansas Times

In 1958, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the commencement speech at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, known then as AM&N. The politics of King’s visit to a Black college in a Southern state in the dying days of Jim Crow fueled a funding battle that some believe set the campus back.

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The king’s speech: The long legacy of MLK’s 1958 visit to UAPB

In 1958, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the commencement speech at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, known then as AM&N. The politics of King’s visit to a Black college in a Southern state in the dying days of Jim Crow fueled a funding battle that some believe set the campus back.

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Arkansas Times broke the news in 3 days ago on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

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