Virtual Martin Luther King, Jr. Project – A rhetorical digital humanities project of the "Fill Up the Jails" public speech

The Story of the Virtual MLK Project

Just days after the start of the Greensboro sit-ins In February 1960, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered what would become a widely influential speech titled, “A Creative Protest.” Despite the historical and rhetorical significance of what is commonly known as the “Fill Up the Jails” speech, no recordings exist. Here, for the first time, using advanced digital and audio technology, we provide an opportunity for scholars, students and citizens to experience and explore this important speech.

Cite this page as: vMLK Project Team. Virtual Martin Luther King, Jr. Project. 2019. Retrieved from https://vmlk.chass.ncsu.edu/

Collective Sound Experience

Listening Experience

Historical Experience

Virtual Reality Experience

Simulation Experience

Your Creative Protest