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• Notes on the history of discussing an invitation to King (November 6, 1961)

  In this document, Frank Parsons shares a history of the discussions surrounding King and gives recommendations.
• Letter from Mrs. E.M. Owen to the Board of Trustees (November 30, 1961)

  In this handwritten letter, a Mrs. E. M. Owen writes the Board of Trustees expressing her disdain at the possibility of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Washington and Lee. She also urges the Trustees to examine the faculty and weed out the communists.
• Letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 27, 1967)

  In these two letters, Professor Louis Hodges invited Martin Luther King, Jr. to speak at Washington and Lee University. King replies respectfully declining the invitation, citing the work he is doing.
• FCC [Faculty Committee on Christian Work] Report to Faculty Meeting, November 6, 1961 (report)

  This report from the Faculty Committee on Christian Work outlines the Board of Trustees' decision to bar the University Committee on Christian Work from inviting Martin Luther King, Jr. to speak at the 1961-1962 Seminars in Religion.
• Draft of FCC Report

  In this draft, Parsons further explains the multiple reasonings behind denying a speaking invitation to King.