Today in History – Dec. 30: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visits Lincoln for student conference

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – On this day in 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. paid a visit to Lincoln.

Cameras were there as the civil rights leader spoke at the Methodist Student Movement Conference at Pershing Auditorium. More than 5,000 people listened in.

His speech focused on what Christians and churches could do to fight segregation, specifically asking them to be a voice, not an echo…

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