Clayborne Carson

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, at Stanford University, has devoted his professional life to the study of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the human rights movements inspired by King, Mohandas K. Gandhi, and other visionaries.

His award-winning first book, In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s, was published in 1981 and remains the definitive study of the courageous activists and organizers who challenged the strongholds of segregation. In 1985, Mrs. Coretta Scott King chose Dr. Carson to edit and publish a definitive, multi-volume edition of her late husband’s speeches, sermons, correspondence, publications, and unpublished writings. In addition to publishing numerous other books and scholarly articles, Carson has also reached broader audiences as a senior advisor to the Eyes on the Prize series and his contributions to more than two dozen subsequent documentaries. After launching the online Liberation Curriculum for K-12 students, Carson founded Stanford's Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute in 2005 to disseminate King-related educational resources to a global audience. After retiring as the King Institute’s Director, Carson has continued his online educational efforts by establishing The World House Project to collaborate with other human rights advocates to realize King's vision of a global community in which all people can "learn somehow to live with each other in peace.”

In The News

When I Get Grown
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The World House Project Offers Free Access to its Award-Winning Documentary in Honor of Black History Month

“When I Get Grown: Reflections of a Freedom Rider,” a film based on Dr. Clayborne Carson's interviews with American civil rights activist Bernard Lafayette, is available to stream for free throughout the month of February.
The World House Project Offers Free Access to its Award-Winning Documentary in Honor of Black History Month
2023 World House Film Festival
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MLK Weekend Film Festival Explores "The Crisis of Democracy in the World House"

The World House Project's annual documentary film festival highlights the voices of marginalized communities and honors Martin Luther King Jr. and the movements he inspired.
MLK Weekend Film Festival Explores "The Crisis of Democracy in the World House"
Nonviolence
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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.
New Continuing Studies Course on Nonviolence with The World House Project's Clayborne Carson
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