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 17 - Stars for FreedomImage 18 - Memorial EditionImage 19 - Dr. King on airplaneTom & Ethel Bradley CenterAboutTom & Ethel Bradley Center15df6c919fb8109fe0c90d2933e2bce1cb5fe395http://www.csun.edu/bradley-center
Speaking at the reception after Freedom Rally is the famed actor Marlon Brando. The reception was held in the home of Burt Lancaster, with 250 people in attendance. During the reception Martin Luther King Jr. said, “You can help us in Birmingham by getting rid of segregation in Los Angeles.” Overall Freedom Rally generated $75,000: $35,000 at rally, $20,000 at Burt Lancaster’s home and $20,000 pledged by Sammy Davis Jr. 1963
