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King Center, Black Voters Matter launch social justice program based on ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’
The King Center and voting rights advocacy group Black Voters Matter are uniting to influence a new generation of activists.
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60 years ago, my grandfather joined Martin Luther King's Boston march
Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...
After 8 years, city to replace Martin Luther King memorial in Avondale
The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
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"The question comes from a place of scarcity" — David Oyelowo speaks on playing Martin Luther King Jr. as a British actor
Actor and director David Oyelowo shared his thoughts about playing Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 historical drama Selma.
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MLK’s Famous Letter Changed a DC Church
A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...
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National Civil Rights Museums pay homage to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The National Civil Rights Museum held a moving tribute to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination. Speakers at the event, including State ...
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WATCH: Project CommUNITY: Letter from a Birmingham jail
Written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, join the WVTM 13 team to explore how the letter came to be a signature document of ...
On This Day: MLK Jr. writes 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'
On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...