On April 3, 1957, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Brandeis University as part of the Helmsley Lecture series. The six-part series addressed the topic of race relations and included talks by Bruno Bettelheim and E. Franklin Frazier. King’s talk was entitled “Justice without Violence” and addressed the segregation crisis in the South and his theory and practice of non-violent resistance. The lecture follows an introduction by Brandeis Sociology Professor, Jerome Himelhoch, King spoke for 45 minutes, then opened the floor for questions. The presentation was followed by an informal reception attended by Brandeis community members and supporters. King returned to speak at Brandeis University on February 25, 1963, which was shortly before the historic March on Washington.