TODAY Interviews Martin Luther King Jr. in 1966

November 10, 2026 5:00 am ·

From TODAY.

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Martin Luther King Jr. sat down with NBC’s Hugh Downs on TODAY in 1966 to discuss religion’s role in the Civil Rights Movement and the fight to end segregation. “I don’t think the problem itself can be totally solved until there is a kind of grand alliance, or what I call a coalition of conscience, working together,” Dr. King said.

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