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Clayborne Carson
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Clayborne Carson
- MLK, Jr. Centennial Professor Emeritus, History
616 Jane Stanford Way
Encina Hall
Stanford, CA 94305
Biography
Dr. Clayborne Carson the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History, emeritus, has devoted most of his professional life to the study of King, Jr., and the movements he inspired.
In 1985, he was selected by Mrs. Coretta Scott King to edit and publish the papers of her late husband. Under Carson's direction has produced seven volumes of a definitive, annotated edition of King's speeches, sermons, correspondence, publications, and unpublished writings. Dr. Carson has also published numerous other books and articles about King and the human rights struggles he inspired. In 2005 Carson founded Stanford's Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute to disseminate online King-related educational resources to a global audience. After his retirement from the King Institute, he founded The World House Project to continue his educational activities intended to realize King's vision of a global community in which all people can "learn somehow to live with each other in peace.”
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New Continuing Studies Course on Nonviolence with The World House Project's Clayborne Carson
Enrollment is open now for "Nonviolence and Human Rights in the World House: Realizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision," which will run Thursdays from April 14 through June 2.
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New Continuing Studies Course with Clayborne Carson
Available through Stanford Continuing Studies, "American Prophet: The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr." will run online for eight weeks on Thursdays from January 20 through March 10, 2022.
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The World House Project, Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision of a More Just and Peaceful Future, Launches at FSI
Led by Clayborne Carson, the new project works to realize King's vision of the world as a large house in which "we must learn somehow to live with each other in peace.”