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Every year, people drop Martin Luther King quotes like they’re going out of style, but quoting the man isn’t enough anymore. His “I Have a Dream” speech wasn’t just some feel-good moment ...
Learley and Curtis McAllister were 12 and 9 years old, respectively, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech outside of Girard College in August 1965, writes Tom Kretschmer for 6ABC.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s last speech eerily foreshadowed his death, but a passage about stepping up to help others is often missed. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson explains. China ...
Sixty years on, Lucas will be back on the Boston Common on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of what became known as the ...
On the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, we remember not only his iconic speeches but the depth and radicalism of his work. Often sanitized in mainstream memory, King was ...
Here is that speech: The obituaries From the New York Times: “To many million of American Negroes, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther ...
Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what was to be his final speech, telling a rally ...
Union City 10th grader Braxton Camille Smith won third place in the 10th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Contest at ...
Many in Iowa City came together on Friday to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impacts on the civil rights movement.
“A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty as Lincoln did, when it fosters a culture which enables people to ‘dream’ of full rights for all their brothers and sisters, as Martin Luther ...