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The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is commemorating the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
The National Civil Rights Museum held a moving tribute to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on the ...
The family of Martin Luther King Jr. protested President Donald Trump's ... in retaliation for his support of Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. He died 25 hours later.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...
In 2005, the city officially began observing the date as Emancipation Day. In 1912 ... In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama ...
Entertainers including Wonder canceled Arizona events ... A ‘day on, not a day off’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day's reach has only grown in its 42 years. It's the only federal holiday where ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday honoring the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights leader. This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump ...
Marchers walked alongside local and state leaders that included Arizona Gov ... the first city in the state to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a paid holiday. "For me it's about making sure ...
This project marks the first major home purchase in 40 years and pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a family that ... Ford and his idea of $5 a day for equal work,” Mitchell explained.
“I shudder to think what’s going to happen — there’s still a lot of residential segregation,” King, CEO of The King Center ...
New walkways, landscaping and a gateway plaza featuring a famous Martin ... the day of MLK's assassination in 1968. The city will transform the southern portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...