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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...
State offices, including state courts, in Alabama are closed today for a holiday, though it’s not one most places celebrate.
ALABAMA (WHNT) — The fourth Monday in April is a state-recognized holiday, meaning state offices and courts are closed. Today, April 28, is what is known as Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama is one of ...
Read full article: First joint Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast with city ... Alabama and Mississippi mark Confederate Memorial Day Alabama and Mississippi closed government offices on Monday ...
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The Panama City Police Department is investigating an accident at the busy intersection of 23rd Street and Martin Luther King ...
King's son said he never thought racism would still be around and on the rise like it is today, as rally-goers urged activism ...
As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining about 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin ...
It was through Freedom House that he learned Martin Luther King, Jr. was coming to town in April ... lack of affordable housing and income inequality. Louise Day Hicks, then the chair of the ...
The historic Clayborn Temple was destroyed in a Monday morning fire in Memphis. It was a landmark of the Civil Rights movement and was a gathering place of striking sanitation workers in 1968.
Note: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home is also on-site, but it is closed through November 2025 ... it's best to visit early in the day. Also, remember to wear comfy shoes since the entire ...