The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
It was first proposed four days after King’s 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...
Photos: In 1986, Opal Lee led Fort Worth’s first MLK march after it became federal holiday
Jan. 15, 1986: Opal Lee, right, and Brenda Polk carry a painted banner of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during a ...
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Voice Earned Posthumous Grammy Win for “Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the powerful sermon that won him the Grammy, “Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam,” at ...
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Giving a Child a Dream Foundation to hold MLK Youth Day event on Jan. 20
A march and youth day event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organized by Kelvin Gadson Sr. in Orangeburg on Jan. 20, ...
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Birmingham Public Library hosting events ahead of MLK Day
The 22nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture will be hosted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18 in the ...