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Martin Luther King Jr.: How the world heard the news of his assassination
Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr.
The Telegraph on MSN8h
1868 lithograph reveals Alton's historic riverfront on the Mississippi River
A 1868 lithograph from the Library of Congress depicts Alton's riverfront, featuring City Hall and the Chicago & Alton ...
INDY Week7dOpinion
Voices: A War That Even Dr. King Would Approve Of
An abridged version of a speech delivered at Durham’s Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church for the annual ...
Biography.com on MSN24d
Why Martin Luther King Jr. Day Will Look a Little Different This Year
In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday ... 250,000 ...
The Root on MSN4d
15 Black Holidays, Celebrations and Festivals They Don't Teach You About in School
If it’s one thing about Black folks, we know how to party! Another thing: While African American history and culture is rarely honored, Black folks have taken it upon themselves to not only honor the ...
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Book Review: ‘Lincoln’s Peace’ offers lessons for these times from the Civil War
“Lincoln’s Peace” offers a pair of fascinating what ifs. Had the Union maintained a larger and stronger post-Civil War occupying army, could it have banished all the residual slavery ...
Laconia Daily Sun8hOpinion
David M. Shribman: History lends context to contemporary conflicts
It's the middle of April in '25, and hardly a man or woman is now alive who knows by heart the opening of the Henry Wadsworth ...