As a renowned speaker, author and scholar, he has appeared on numerous programs, including NPR's Fresh Air, the Charlie Rose Show, Good Morning America, and the CBS Evening News.
He has taught and lectured in Britain, France, China, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and throughout the United States. Carson and his staff have spent more than two decades working to edit and publish these works, intending to make King’s documents and important revelations more widely available to researchers and casual readers alike.įor 40 years, Carson has served as a professor at Stanford, primarily teaching U.S history and African American history. The seven volumes already published have become essential reference works for researchers, influencing scholarship about King and the movements he inspired that eventually cost him his life and transformed our nation. A professor emeritus of history at Stanford University, Carson has directed the King Research and Education Institute, a cooperative venture of Stanford, the King Center, and the King Estate to publish the definitive 14-volume edition of “The Papers of Martin Luther King Jr.,” a collection of his most significant correspondence, sermons, speeches, published writings and unpublished manuscripts. King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, handpicked Carson in 1985 to help our country carry out King’s legacy. We look forward to sitting in a front-row seat to learn from him.”ĭr. Carson to campus and hear his unique perspective on our country’s most prominent civil rights leader.
I’ve always deeply appreciated his transformative work, the life-changing leadership he modeled, and his writings and teachings.
“His inspirational work has deepened the nation’s appreciation for King’s profound insights, prolific pastoral voice, courageous personal sacrifices and wisdom. “Nobody knows the words and writings of Dr.
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