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Historical See other Historical Articles Title: Martin Luther King and Planned Parenthood
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One Peter Five
URL Source: https://onepeterfive.com/martin-luther-king-planned-parenthood/
Published: Jan 18, 2023
Author: David L. Gray
Post Date: 2023-01-18 00:02:17 by Charles_Byrd
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By the time Martin Luther King Jr. had taken his seat in 1960 on Planned Parenthoods committee on the study of contraception, his views on how artificial birth control could be used to reduce Black family size were well-known throughout the United States. King had been recommended to join the committee by the accomplished and influential Morehouse University sociology professor Walter R. Chivers, who had twice written to his former student (October & November), asking him to become a member. For his part, Chivers had volunteered with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for sixteen years and vouched for the organizations integrity, honesty, and complete lack of racial prejudice. Click for Full Text! Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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