Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than just a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement; his legacy is deeply rooted in his ...

(a reference to the year the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress) to its design ... nonviolence around the statue. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours ...

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

For 30 years, a recording of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech at Western Michigan University was lost. Then in 1997, it was ...

The world discovered that Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King helped cover ... This wasn’t just any act of kindness; it was a beacon of change. King pointed out that it was ...

Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Dr. Martin Luther ... 1964, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, eliminating legalized racial segregation in the United States. Also in 1964 at just age 35, King became ...

Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resonates strongly ... by various other organizations. The Congress of Racial Equality staked out much more militant ...

There is often the risk of getting carried away by the eloquence of the Reverend (Dr.) Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), the African ... but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come ...

And those words were never more true than in June 1958 when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther ... Jr. came to town. King was in town to attend the National Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress.

In 1964, Robinson ran for Congress ... in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. She would later attend the officer's ...

The inauguration of the 47th president of the United States coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday ... to the Voting Rights Act. Yet, my father’s unwavering belief ...