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CINCINNATI — A new statue honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be built ... will be shared on the timeline for the project, the dedication ceremony and opportunities for the community to be ...
Hundreds marched in South Bend, Indiana to celebrate the completion of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center on ... There was no timeline as to when the Dream Center will officially open ...
Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless advocate for equality and is best known for his message of peaceful ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been dead almost 60 years, but his philosophy — his lifelong commitment to "nonviolent direction action" to effect political change — remains relevant as a ...
Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham, Alabama ... According to the BBC, the timeline is subject to review to ensure sensitive information is handled appropriately. The upcoming release could ...
Hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify documents detailing the FBI’s investigation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s 1968 assassination, the civil rights ...
In 1988, then Annapolis alderman Carl Snowden put together The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Maryland. Among its chief purposes, to honor those who kept King’s legacy alive with their own ...
The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was originally not named “Martin Luther.” His father decided to change ...
It’s easy to oversimplify the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to ascribe to him narrow goals of voting rights and desegregation. But King was complicated. He was versed in religion, philosophy ...
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service ... But on Monday, tens of thousands of people tuned in online. Timeline: The service began at 9 a.m. sharp with a ...
Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...
I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his final days protesting the hazardous work conditions suffered by black sanitation workers in Memphis.