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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., discusses his planned poor people's demonstration from the pulpit of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 1968.
Martin Luther King Jr. often used characters in his sermons. Given that he was a Baptist preacher, they were usually biblical figures, like the 12 apostles, Moses, and Lazarus.
On March 31, 1968, days before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, he gave a Sunday sermon from the Canterbury Pulpit at the Washington National Cathedral. Fifty years later, the ...
Martin Luther King Jr. offered his most unfiltered thoughts on the conflict in a 1959 sermon titled “A Walk Through the Holy Land,” following a Middle East trip.
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) - Ram Trucks used a sermon by Martin Luther King Jr. in a Super Bowl commercial. It didn't sit well with many viewers. The commercial featured King's speech from 50 years ago at ...
On March 31, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a prophetic final sermon at D.C.'s National Cathedral, warning of a right-wing backlash to uprisings.
Biden reflects on MLK in sermon at his Atlanta church: 'Progress is never easy, but it's always possible' Sunday would have been the civil rights leader's 94th birthday.
In his sermon before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Rev. Raphael Warnock called for equity and inclusivity at a time when Americans may feel like “we’re living in exile.” ...
A Dodge Super Bowl ad has attracted criticism for its use of a sermon by Martin Luther King Jr. to sell trucks. The ad featured a section of King's The Drum Major Instinct sermon delivered ...