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Trump’s attack on diversity takes center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK
Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in ...
‘We’re up to the test’: Ahead of 1965 Freedom Rally anniversary, MLK III offers his own rallying cry
Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...
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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.
St. Louis to solicit bids for MLK jobs hub project
A mural on the east wall of the old Killark Electric complex at 3940 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive as seen on April 23, 2025.
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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 ...
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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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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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WATCH: Project CommUNITY: Letter from a Birmingham jail
From Scraps to LetterMartin Luther King Jr. penned his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963. Sign up for our ...
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 ...
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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 ...