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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed almost 60 years ago Friday. Here is a quick look into his life and remarkable legacy.
Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King ... 1968. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 15, 1929. He was the eldest son and the second of four children in his family.
Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...
On a rainy day in late April 1965, Martin Luther ... lessons for the future.” The rally on the Common included comments from local and state leaders, including U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Lt. Gov. Kim ...
Martin Luther King ... America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil ...
April 23 marks the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rally on Boston Common, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In what became the first major Civil Rights march in the Northeast, more than 20,000 gather ...
The theme for this year's Topeka activities celebrating King's legacy ... The 18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Poetry Competition for students in grades 5-12 was Jan. 14, which was ...