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In re-creation of famous 1965 march, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s family prepares to once again ‘embrace’ Boston
Martin Luther King III will be in town Saturday to observe the 60th anniversary of his father's historic protest.
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Organizers to mark MLK Jr.'s 1965 Freedom Rally in Boston with march of their own
Local organizers plan to mark MLK Jr.'s historic 1965 Freedom Rally in Boston by holding a march of their own.
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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.
An Image of Coretta Scott King, Poster in Hand
A few months ago, another image of Mrs. King from the U.N. march was discovered on a contact sheet in The Times’s archive ...
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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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What we need to know about the King assassination files pending release
Any day now, thousands of previously classified documents related to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are set to be released — ...
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MLK Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South with Jeanne Theoharis
On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg talks to Jeanne Theoharis about her new book, King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of ...
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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 ... an age where showing up is no longer the norm," she said ...