Rare photos of Dr Rev Martin Luther King Jr 1958 in Omaha

[Omaha Steve]

I was one year old at the time.

http://blogs.omaha.com/2012/01/12/from-the-archives-martin-luther-king-jr/

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Jolene McHugh
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 16. Here are a few photos of the great man we have in our archives. Most are Associated Press photos, but we also have a couple photos taken when he visited Omaha. For a showcase of more photos of King, click here.




This photo was submitted by the Haynes family. It shows King with Paul Hayes during a June 1958 visit to Omaha.




The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was photographed by The World-Herald standing and waving after being elected vice president of the National Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress. The 1958 convention, a week long event at the City Auditorium in Omaha that was attended by 15,000 delegates, was at the time the second largest in Omaha history. At left is Dr. O. Clay Maxwell, who was elected president of the congress.

[Omaha Steve]

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