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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... today — we’ve won the holiday but the holiday is a symbol of liberty and justice for all and we must move from symbol ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. 'Knew That His Own Government Was Out to Destroy Him.' Here's What Helped Him Persevere
Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his biographer. On a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s Book of the ...
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Black patriotism and Martin Luther King Jr.
It is often forgotten that Martin Luther King Jr. was a deeply patriotic American. Far from reviling America, its Founding Fathers, and the symbols of its high ideals, King revered them.
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A Look Back at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Family Photos on What Would Have Been His 96th Birthday
1968 at just 39 years old Bettmann Archive/Getty To many of us, Martin Luther King Jr. was a mega-force for the Civil Rights movement — a prolific speaker whose talent for oration and passion ...
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FSU, FAMU to hold events in honor of civil rights pillar Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
FSU’s eventful week begins Tuesday to end Jan. 25, and FAMU’s convocation will take place at 10:10 a.m. Friday in the Lee ...
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.