This series contains a body of material related to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X compiled by Cone and used for work on his book, "Martin and Malcolm and America," and other projects. Material includes alphabetical files arranged by author of article on both Martin and Malcolm as well as alphabetical files arranged by title of publication; primary and secondary audiovisual materials including cassettes, cds, and VHS; chronological files on both Martin and Malcolm; files compiled by or related to David Garrow, who wrote "Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference," including transcripts of interviews conducted by Garrow, copies of FBI files, correspondence, and Cone's annotated copy of "Bearing the Cross;" primary material, including copies of speeches, transcripts, sermons, and other primary material by Martin and Malcolm; reference materials, including annotated copies of books and pamphlets and correspondence; and research files, including copies of dissertations, subject files on intersecting research areas, clippings, contemporary scholarship and press, and files on further projects such as a Malcolm X reader.
This series is arranged alphabetically by file type; file types are arranged alphabetically or chronologically as appropriate. Original folder titles were kept when available.
Box 11
Alphabetical files by author, A-K: Martin, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 12
Alphabetical files by author, L-Z: Martin, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 13
Alphabetical files by author, A-Z: Malcolm, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 14
Alphabetical files by publication, A-B, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 15
Alphabetical files by publication, C-Mo, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 16
Alphabetical files by publication, Mu-Ne, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 17
Alphabetical files by publication, Ne-W, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 18
Alphabetical files by publication, W, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 19
Audiovisual material, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 20
Audiovisual material, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 21
Audiovisual material, circa 1950 -- 1991
Box 22
Chronological files: Martin, 1950 -- 1959
Box 23
Chronological files: Martin, 1959 -- 1965
Box 24
Chronological files: Martin, 1962 -- 1964
Box 25
Chronological files: Martin, 1965 -- 1966
Box 26
Chronological files: Martin, 1966
Box 27
Chronological files: Martin, 1967
Box 28
Chronological files: Martin, 1968 -- 1969; n.d.
Box 29
Chronological files: Malcolm, 1956 -- 1965
Box 30
Chronological files: Malcolm, 1965 -- 1976; n.d.
Box 31
David Garrow files, circa 1950 -- 1986
Box 32
Primary files, circa 1950 -- 1968
Box 76
Reference materials , circa 1960 -- 2015
Includes annotated books and pamphlets on Martin and Malcolm; a reference copy of a speech by Malcolm X; as well as correspondence regarding Manning Marable.
Box 33
Research files, circa 1950 -- 2016
Box 34
Research files, circa 1950 -- 2016