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President Jimmy Carter posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 4, 1968, Nobel Peace Prize awardee Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, triggering riots across the US. His death shook the civil rights movement but also cemented his ...
Professor Jonathan Bass talked about the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s April 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” … Lectures in History April 14, 2022 ...
Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in ...
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, and Pastor Wyatt Tee Walker at a press conference at the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, AL on May 10, 1963.
In 2025, I envision a world where hope and healing are not just possibilities but promises realized. As we strive toward genuine “justice for all,” we recognize this as a ...
The Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in Steubenville hosted a remembrance ceremony for Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., replacing the traditional MLK Day march with a reflection event.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. turned a wisp of a smile to his companion and said: “I guess that’s Birmingham down below.” It was, and the reminder of Vulcan’s city set King to talking ...
DENVER, COLORADO (04-22-04) Reverend James D. Peters Jr. was photographed in front of a stained glass window in New Hope Baptist Church depicting Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The two men were friends.
Object Details Created by Charles Henry Alston, American, 1907 - 1977 Subject of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968 Caption In 1970 Rev. Donald Harrington commissioned the bronze bust ...
On Friday, January 17, Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts and the city council held the 18th annual Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast at the Civic Center. The theme was "Hope, Freedom ...