A King Visits L.A.Main MenuIntroductionDigital exhibition by Dr. Karin StanfordImage 1 - Portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Image 2 - Dr. King and CorettaImage 3 - Dr. King protestingImage 4 - WARD A.M.E ChurchImage 5 - Dr. King PreachingImage 6 - Dr. King with ministersImage 7 - Garden of PrayerImage 8 - Dr. King and Dr. HudsonImage 9 - Dr. King with ElksImage 10 - "Strength to Love"Image 11 - Dr. King and Dorothy DandridgeImage 12 - Freedom RallyImage 13 - Freedom RallyImage 14 - Freedom Rally receptionImage 15 - Freedom Rally receptionImage 16 - Freedom Rally receptionImage 18 - Memorial EditionImage 19 - Dr. King on airplaneTom & Ethel Bradley CenterAboutTom & Ethel Bradley Center15df6c919fb8109fe0c90d2933e2bce1cb5fe395http://www.csun.edu/bradley-center
Stars for Freedom benefit concert on December 6, 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Sammy Davis Jr. conceived the event as a fundraiser to benefit the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). It was originally planned for November 25, 1963, but postponed after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Celebrities involved included Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Count Basie and Nelson Riddle. Sinatra, Martin, Davis Jr., and Basie hosted the gala benefit that took place after the concert. Gov. Edmund “Pat” Brown served as the honorary chairman. 1964
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