At a time in Minnesota marked by tension and protest, speakers at Martin Luther King Jr. Day events Monday reflected on the death of Renee Good, the assassination of state Rep. Melissa Hortman as well ...
Hundreds ignore the cold and wind on a march from the Chicago Water Tower on North Michigan Avenue to Trump Tower. They call on ICE to cease operations in Chicago and other cities and for the U.S. to ...
The pray-in movement during the Civil Rights Movement was a very different kind of protest. The pray-in movements said, “We’re going to participate in worship and pray.” The disruption actually ...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote some of his most enduring words behind bars. From a Birmingham, Alabama, jail cell in 1963, on smuggled bits of paper, he wrote a legendary essay that still lands ...
Hundreds of students in the East Bay walked out of class Friday morning to protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs ...
ATLANTA - Monday was a federal holiday where we remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Taking place in Atlanta will be the annual MLK, Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service, ...
The dramatic events of June 1964 in St. Augustine helped break a U.S. Senate filibuster and pass the Civil Rights Act.
Many people across our region held peaceful protests, sit-ins and honk and waves on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, including one group in Waitsfield who gathered to voice their support for civil rights.
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Martin Luther King Jr. built a movement with quiet moral power. Here’s how it changed history.
The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.
When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)? Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January every year to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday. Who is Martin Luther King ...
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