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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit to WMU

Guide detailing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s December 18, 1963, speech at Western Michigan University.

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  • "An Act to Amend Title 5, United States Code, to Make the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a Legal Public Holiday" (PL 98‐144, 2 Nov 1983) 97 United States Statutes at Large, p. 917.  
  • U.S. House, 95th Congress, 2nd Session. Final report of the Select Committee on Assassinations, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety‐fifth Congress, second session: summary of findings and recommendations (S.Rpt. 1828). Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1979. (Serial Set 13204‐11).  
  • United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Assassinations. Investigation of the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr .: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety‐fifth Congress, second session. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1979. (13 volumes)  
  • United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Assassinations Compilation of the Statements of James Earl Ray : Staff Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety‐fifth Congress, Second Session. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,1978.  
  • United States. Dept. of Justice. Report of the Department of Justice task force to review the FBI Martin Luther King, Jr., security and assassination investigations. Washington : Dept. of Justice, 1977.