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In Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.�s Voyage to India

Arun Gandhi

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.�s Voyage to India

Dr. Martin Luther King�s trip to India in 1959 marked a critical reinforcement of his principles of non-violence. Today we speak to Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the Mahatma, and Tina Bristol from the American Friends Service Committee, who both witnessed Dr. King�s pilgrimage to Gandhi�s sacred homeland.

View this rare document of Dr. King�s visit including his itinerary, click here.

Check out our photo gallery, courtesy of the American Friends Service Committee: www.afsc.org

Listen to the once-lost recording of Dr. King's speech to the Indian people, courtesy of All India Radio and the Indian Embassy, click here

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Photos courtesy of American Friends Service Committee.

Dr. King, AFSC representative James Bristol and an Indian dignitary in 1959.

Dr. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King lay a wreath at Gandhi�s tomb.

The AFSC�s James Bristol and Dr. King wearing festive garlands of marigolds.

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