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Embrace Boston hopes to gather 10,000+ on Boston Common for anniversary of Freedom Rally
Marin Luther King III is joining community leaders for the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally on Boston Common later ...
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Community groups plan events in a callback to 1965 MLK rally on Boston Common
In April 1965, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a march from Carter Playground on the edge of Roxbury to Boston Common. It was ...
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Martin Luther King III, Embrace Boston to mark 60th anniversary of 1965 Freedom Rally
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent civil rights leaders led a defining moment in the civil rights movement, emphasizing the urgent need for systemic change, powered by a rally that drew ...
Bernice King reflects on the Fair Housing Act, made law after her father’s killing
Bernice King remembers when her father moved their family in 1966 to a third-floor walk-up without heat in Chicago. Martin ...
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Boston plans a day to celebrate Martin Luther King, coinciding with Inauguration Day
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... for the holiday, Boston Cares will host their 20th Annual MLK Service Day. On Monday, participants may volunteer at Boston Latin School, making toys, blankets ...
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Here are the events happening on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Boston
BOSTON - It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Massachusetts is celebrating the civil rights leader's legacy. Here is a list of events honoring Dr. King in Boston. The 55th annual Martin Luther ...