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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 ...
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). [6] [7] [8] Alberta's father, Adam Daniel Williams, [9] was a minister in rural Georgia, moved to Atlanta in 1893, [8] and became pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in the following year. [10]
Led by Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, Fred Shuttlesworth and others, the campaign of nonviolent direct action culminated in widely publicized confrontations between young black students and white civic authorities, and eventually led the municipal government to change the city's discrimination laws.
Strength to Love is a book by Martin Luther King Jr. It was published in 1963 as a collection of his sermons primarily on the topic of racial segregation in the United States and with a heavy emphasis on permanent religious values.
These stories remind us that we all need each other. This has been the enduring truth of our nation’s journey. When we work together, we achieve not just good things but great things.
It has long been said that women were the backbone of the civil rights movement. That was true even in the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the charismatic leader whose name has become synonymous ...
First edition. Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story (published 1958) is Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic account of the 1955–1956 Montgomery bus boycott. [1] The book describes the conditions of African Americans living in Alabama during the era, and chronicles the events and participants' planning and thoughts about the boycott and its aftermath.
From his most-known messages to his lesser-known quotes, Martin Luther King's legacy is carved in words that resonate through the ages. An icon's lasting influence: MLK's words resonate with ...