Clayborne Carson

Clayborne Carson
Carson in 2017
Born	(1944-06-15) June 15, 1944 (age 79) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Spouse	Susan Ann Carson
Children	2
Academic background
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA, MA, PhD)
Academic work
Era	20th century
Institutions	Stanford University
Main interests	Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King Jr.

Clayborne Carson (born June 15, 1944) is an American academic who was a professor of history at Stanford University and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. Since 1985, he has directed the Martin Luther King Papers Project, a long-term project to edit and publish the papers of Martin Luther King Jr.