Martin Luther King Jr. 'Knew That His Own Government Was Out to Destroy Him.' Here's What Helped Him Persevere
A Life,' spoke on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s 'Book of the Day' podcast about Martin Luther King Jr., and noted that MLK didn’t ...
'Keep on moving': Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Akron focuses on needs of children
A Sunday celebration hosted by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Day Coalition focused on the need to support ...
32 things you may not know about Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Childhood: The Early Life That Shaped the Leader
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood like? Discover how his early life and education shaped the Civil Rights leader we ...
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Did You Know Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dad Changed His Name? Here’s The Inspiring Reason Why
After adopting the name, the reverend also changed his son’s name from Michael King Jr. to Martin Luther King Jr. The future rights leader was just five years old at the time. By the 1960s, in his ...
Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? What to know about the civil rights leader.
"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power ...
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Who Are Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King's Kids? All About the Racial Justice Activists' Family
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were the proud parents of four children. Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther ...
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Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with book recommendations for all ages
Between 1957 and his assassination on April 4, 1968, at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. gave 2,500 speeches, wrote sermons and ...
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The content of King’s character? It was ferocious.
A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday has been observed now for 39 years — the same length as King’s life. At the time of the ...
Gaskin: Boston helped shape MLK, Malcolm X
By remembering the contributions of both King and Malcolm, we honor not only their individual legacies but also the shared ...
CMC celebrating Black empowerment in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend
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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...