In 1985, Coretta Scott King invited Dr. Clayborne Carson to direct the King Papers Project to edit and publish an authoritative edition of her husband’s speeches, sermons, correspondence, publications, and unpublished writings. At Stanford, he is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History Emeritus, Ronnie Lott Founding Director Emeritus of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute and a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. A Palo Altan, his work includes several books, a memoir, a musical play, advising on the award-winning public television series Eyes on the Prize and teaching at universities here and abroad.
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