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In 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. proposed an innovative path to peace in the Middle East — not through military force or political negotiations, but through economic collaboration. Amidst the ...
— Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize 1964 acceptance speech “It is not enough to say ‘We must not wage war.’ It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
In Focus: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. ... King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, among several other honors. Assassinated by James Earl Ray, King died on April 4, 1968, at age 39.
CBS Detroit. Peace walk in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Posted: January 21, 2025 | Last updated: March 7, 2025. Temperatures may have plummeted into the single digits on Monday, but that didn't ...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s courage, hope, and determined commitment to end segregation is why he’s one of the most influential figures of all time. There are plenty of movies to watch on Martin ...
Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition hosts the celebration on the grounds of Chief Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, 3125 Main Street, Melbourne, on Monday, Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sixty years ago today, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Now, we must help honor MLK’s vision by staying on the path of peace and justice. These ...
In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed ...
In some ways it’s a sick irony – the juxtaposition of Trump being inaugurated on Monday, the same day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. King was a champion for civil and human rights.