During the 1894 congressional elections, McKinley made 371 speeches for party candidates and emerged as the most prominent candidate for the presidential nomination in 1896. When McKinley took office on March 4, 1897, the presidency was in eclipse.

From the shocking murder of President Abraham Lincoln to the sudden death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., the United States grappled with the loss of visionaries whose lives were cut short. ... William McKinley (1901) Often forgotten today, the assassination of William McKinley on September 6, 1901, stunned the nation. McKinley ...

Jan 23, 2025 · When people contemplate Martin Luther King Jr.’s message to the world today, they recall the uplifting and inspired words of his most famous speeches, says Bishop William J. Barber II.But often lost in these reflections are the painful realities that the civil rights leader confronted in his own time, the horrific injustices he faced, and the difficulty of his work.

5 days ago · He invoked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. An honor guard appeared with tricorn hats, fifes and drums — all traditional Revolutionary War iconography ...

Branch, William McKinley, 1918- Biography: African American clergyman, civil rights worker, and the first African American probate judge in the U.S. Branch organized the Greene County, Alabama NAACP in the early 1950s and was an early organizer of …

Dec 25, 2024 · Martin Luther King, Jr. had been killed just two months prior, inciting riots across a country already embroiled by the Vietnam War. Robert Kennedy was a presidential candidate whose supporters hoped could ease the turmoil.

4 days ago · William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States (1897–1901). Under his leadership, the country went to war against Spain in 1898 and thereby acquired a global empire, which included Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

6 days ago · Martin Luther King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.

Jan 19, 2025 · Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before a crowd of 25,000 civil rights marchers outside the state capitol building on March 25, 1965, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Jan 16, 2014 · The Rev. William McKinley Branch, an iconic figure in the 1960s-era civil rights movement in Alabama, has died. He was 95. A champion for the rights of black residents across the Black Belt ...