Photos: Martin Luther King in Milwaukee in 1964

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the Milwaukee

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Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the Milwaukee Auditorium (now Miller High Life Theatre) on Jan. 27, 1964. This photo was published in the Jan. 28, 1964, edition of the Milwaukee Journal. King told the audience: "You discover that there are things a man will die for, and if a man hasn't found a thing he'll die for, then he is not fit to live." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An overflow crowd arrives at the Milwaukee Auditorium

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An overflow crowd arrives at the Milwaukee Auditorium to hear Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 27, 1964. Police turned people away after the hall, now the Miller High Life Theatre, was filled to capacity. This picture appeared in the Jan. 28, 1964, Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee Sentinel
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the Milwaukee Auditorium

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Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the Milwaukee Auditorium (now Miller High Life Theatre) on Jan. 27, 1964. Milwaukee Journal
More than 6,000 people fill the Milwaukee Auditorium

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More than 6,000 people fill the Milwaukee Auditorium (now the Miller High Life Theatre) for a freedom rally that included a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 27, 1964. This photo was published in the Jan. 27, 1964, Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee Journal
Members of the Milwaukee chapter of the Congress of

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Members of the Milwaukee chapter of the Congress of racial equality unfurl a banner protesting Mayor Henry Maier's participation in Martin Luther King Jr.'s talk at the Milwaukee Auditorium (now Miller High Life Theatre) on Jan. 27, 1964. This photo was published in the Jan. 28, 1964, Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Martin Luther King Jr. (center) is greeted by well

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Martin Luther King Jr. (center) is greeted by well wishers during his visit to the Milwaukee Auditorium (now the Miller High Life Theatre) on Jan. 27, 1964. This photo was published in the Jan. 28, 1964, Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee Sentinel
Martin Luther King Jr. (center) leans in to talk with

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Martin Luther King Jr. (center) leans in to talk with a well-wisher at the Milwaukee Auditorium on Jan. 27, 1964, as publicist Ben Barkin (left) looks on. King spoke to a capacity crowd at the hall, now called the Miller High Life Theatre. Journal Sentinel files

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    Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the Milwaukee Auditorium (now Miller High Life Theatre) on Jan. 27, 1964. This photo was published in the Jan. 28, 1964, edition of the Milwaukee Journal. King told the audience: "You discover that there are things a man will die for, and if a man hasn't found a thing he'll die for, then he is not fit to live."