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Arts & Entertainment Tape of Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Found From right to left: G. Homer Durham, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, an unidentified participant, Rev. Louis Eaton and Msgr. Robert Donahoe at Goodwin Stadium, Arizona State University, June 3, 1964. Martin Luther King addressed an audience of 8,000 people on the topic “Religious Witness for Human Dignity.” By Terry Tang The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Mary Scanlon had no idea a $3 purchase from a Goodwill store in Phoenix would turn out to be a rare link to the civil rights movement’s most revered leader. Last April, Scanlon was at the thrift store when she spotted a pile of 35 vintage reel- to-reel tapes, including one labeled with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name. Despite the moldy and torn packaging, she snapped up all of them. “I didn’t really necessarily have any expectation that this tape would be rare,” Scanlon said. Arizona State University archivists have found that tape is the only known recording of speeches the slain civil rights leader gave at ASU and at a Phoenix church in June 1964. The hour-long audio has since been digitized and is now available for listening on ASU’s website through June 30. The tape illustrates that King had been eager to visit supporters in Arizona, a state that would draw criticism more than 20 years later for rescinding the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Scanlon, who donated all the tapes to the school, said the find is one of the high points of her life. Read the rest of this story online at www.theskanner.com PHOTO COURTESY SCARBOROUGH FAMILY PHOTO BY: MONSIGNOR ROBERT DONAHOE COLLECTION Happy 102nd Birthday! Zelma Scarborough, wife of the late Naymon Scarborough, founder of Scarborough Oil, celebrated her 102 birthday Jan. 22. Her family surprised her at home with a special gathering. Zelma was born in 1912 in Yazoo City, Miss. She is the fifth child of 10 siblings; her sister Corneila Montgomery and brother O.D. Richardson are her last two siblings. Her daughter Phyllis and granddaughter Chris Baldwin spend time with Zelma watching sports, especially the Trail Blazers. Zelma is a member of the Good Shepherd church. February 5, 2014 The Portland Skanner Page 9
