Dr. Clayborne Carson
Left to right: Jasmine Sudarikasa, interviewer; Dr. Clayborne Carson; Alex Slessarev, interviewer
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Dr. Clayborne Carson is the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. In this interview, Dr. Carson offers a global perspective on the history of race and justice. He is a scholar, activist, writer, world traveler, and historian. His dialogue on the Civil Rights Movement in the United States explores nonviolent options to social justice issues. During his college years, he took part as a civil rights activist, including his work as a writer for the Los Angeles Free Press in the 1960s, giving him the opportunity to interview people influential to the Civil Rights Movement, such as Stokely Carmichael. Dr. Carson participated in the March on Washington where King delivered his famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” and took part in various protests and sit-ins. He has contributed much to the world of education through his work at the Institute. In 2005, Dr. Carson traveled to China to produce his play about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., performed at the National Theatre of China.