Martin Luther King III, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley spoke at the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1965 Freedom Rally.

Sixty years on, Lucas was back on the Boston Common on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of what became known as the 1965 Freedom Rally. He joined others in calling for continued activism ...

King's son said he never thought racism would still be around and on the rise like it is today, as rally-goers urged activism to continue.

Local organizers plan to mark MLK Jr.'s historic 1965 Freedom Rally in Boston by holding a march of their own.

A new plaque will detail the story of Martin Luther King's crossing as an Alpha Man in 1952, just before he led the civil rights movement.

Mass Action Against Police Brutality is still defending victims of police gun shootings — and now, they’re recognizing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for encouraging similar activism.

The Boston rally happened after President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and months ahead of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed in August.

Hundreds of people hold a rally at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common on Saturday, April 26, 2025, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally on Boston Common which featured ...

Boston celebrates 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK as advocates urge continued fight against injustice Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination ...

BOSTON (AP) — As a Black teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining about 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak out against the city’s segregat… ...