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Rev. James D. Peters Jr., civil rights leader and longtime Denver pastor, mourned: ‘He never lost that fire’
The Rev. James D. Peters Jr. marched with Martin Luther King Jr. across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and later ...
St. Augustine Record1d
St. Johns County decides not to demolish Old County Jail, site of historic Civil Rights moment
The historic jail once held the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and 16 rabbis during the apex of the Civil Rights movement.
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Jemele Hill Catching Major Backlash For Comparing Transgenders In Women’s Sports To MLK Jr. And The Civil Rights Movement
Jemele Hill is catching backlash for comparing transgenders in womens sports to Martin Luther King and the civil rights ...
Anderson Independent-Mail on MSN6d
Leader in civil rights movement to deliver keynote address at Upstate university graduation
A leader in the civil rights movement will deliver the keynote address at Anderson University's spring commencement on May 9. Andrew Young , former United States ambassador to the United Nations under ...
The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire
A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 ...
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Teens invited to Civil Rights Movement presentation at EVPL Central
Teens 12 through 18 are invited to attend the first Annual Lecture Series in honor of Historic Preservation Month. The event ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer24d
After 8 years, city to replace Martin Luther King memorial in Avondale
Martin Luther King Jr., a pastor from Georgia, became a civil rights icon in the 1950s and 1960s and the most prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He led boycotts and protests against ...
New York Post16d
Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers devastating fire: ‘Inside is a total loss’
A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final ... It is the beating heart of the civil rights movement, a symbol of struggle ...
Orlando Sentinel16d
The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire
(AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final ... It is the beating heart of the civil rights movement, a symbol of ...