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In New Hampshire: "Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Day". [30] In Virginia: it was known as Lee–Jackson–King Day, combining King's birthday with the established Lee–Jackson Day. [31] In 2000, Lee–Jackson Day was moved to the Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday in its own ...
"The Centennial Address delivered by Nobel laureate Dr. Martin Luther King at Carnegie Hall in New York City, February 23, 1968. The occasion was the International Cultural Evening sponsored by Freedomways magazine on the 100th birthday of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois and launching an "International Year". [145] March 4 Statement on the President's ...
Beyond Vietnam, by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before his assassination, King stood in a New York City pulpit and gave an impassioned speech that drew parallels ...
In honor of MLK Day, read the most famous Martin Luther King Jr. quotes. With his words, he inspires us all to pursue justice, love, freedom and equality. The 50 most inspiring Martin Luther King ...
Michael King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta; he was the second of three children born to Michael King Sr. and Alberta King (née Williams). [4] [5] [6] Alberta's father, Adam Daniel Williams, [7] was a minister in rural Georgia, moved to Atlanta in 1893, [6] and became pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in the following year. [8]
On a hot summer day in 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators calling for civil rights joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
"I Have A Dream" speech – Dr. Martin Luther King with music by Doug Katsaros on YouTube; Deposition concerning recording of the "I Have a Dream" speech; Lyrics of the traditional spiritual "Free at Last" MLK: Before He Won the Nobel; Archived January 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – slideshow by Life magazine
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day is the first day of the calendar year, 1 January.Most solar calendars (like the Gregorian and Julian) begin the year regularly at or near the northern winter solstice, while cultures and religions that observe a lunisolar or lunar calendar celebrate their Lunar New Year at less fixed points relative to the solar year.