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MLK Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so most government offices across the nation were closed and the Postal Service would not deliver mail. But plenty of activities will honor King, who gained ...
The times we are in today demand that same openness, courage, and commitment to unity. Fear may knock at the door, but hope must answer. Division may tempt us, but collaboration must prevail.
Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s social justice movement was facing overwhelming obstacles, including a White backlash to Black progress. But King did something that eludes many of ...
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 ...
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence", also referred as the Riverside Church speech, [1] is an anti–Vietnam War and pro–social justice speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1967, exactly one year before he was assassinated.
As we enter the new year, January represents a time of tremendous change and progress for our nation. Just think about the events that lay in store: the annual March for Life, MLK Day, and, of ...
The Chicago Freedom Movement: Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Activism in the North. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813166506. Garb, Margaret (2014). Freedom's Ballot: African American Political Struggles in Chicago from Abolition to the Great Migration. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226136066.