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Boston rally honors 60 years since Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 Freedom Rally
I think my father and mother would challenge us to be a better America because we can become that. It starts with something ...
The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers a devastating fire
A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has ...
Boston celebrates 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK as advocates urge continued fight against injustice
Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in ...
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60 years ago, my grandfather joined Martin Luther King's Boston march
Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...
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New traffic flow coming to Fayetteville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Interstate 49 on Tuesday
FAYETTEVILLE — A new traffic flow is set to begin next week on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at Interstate 49 in Fayetteville. Weather permitting, a permanent change in traffic flow is ...
‘We’re up to the test’: Ahead of 1965 Freedom Rally anniversary, MLK III offers his own rallying cry
Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...
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How Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘dream’ inspired the Vatican through Pope Francis
“A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty as Lincoln did, when it fosters a culture which enables people to ‘dream’ of full rights for all their brothers and sisters, as Martin Luther ...