Martin Luther King Jr.

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Trump mandates assassination records be released for the Kennedy brothers and MLK Jr.

4:18am January 24, 2025

Congress passed a law in 1992 requiring the documents surrounding President Kennedy's assassination to be released by 2017, but the release has been held up by national security concerns.

A woman is facing charges after pouring what appears to be gasoline on the porch of the Queen Anne style house in Atlanta where Martin Luther King Jr. spent the first 12 years of his life. The home was not damaged.

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Visitors to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home stop a woman from setting fire to it

5:42pm December 08, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"That action saved an important part of American history tonight," Atlanta's police chief told media gathered at the scene late Thursday.

People participate in the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

10:55pm August 26, 2023

by Emily Olson

Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation's capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles.

An artist's rendering of "The Embrace," a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that will be unveiled in Boston in 2023.

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Boston breaks ground on a Martin Luther King memorial of its own

5:31pm April 28, 2022

by Tovia Smith

More than seven decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lived, studied and preached in Boston, the city will soon have a memorial honoring him and Coretta Scott King, who met each other there.

Local Universities Continue Tradition Of Celebrating MLK Day Together

6:52am January 20, 2020

by David Ford

On Martin Luther King Day we remember his legacy and King's dream of a nation void of racism. The day also offers a chance to reflect on where we are now.

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The Rev. Michael Jossel remembers excitement about the mule train when he was a teenager. He says people were caught up in the belief that change was going to come, and willing to get fired for supporting the campaign.

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How A Mule Train From Marks, Miss., Kicked Off MLK's Poor People Campaign

7:00am May 13, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

Martin Luther King Jr. chose Marks as a starting point for the economic justice fight because of the entrenched poverty he saw there. Today, poverty remains a challenge in Marks.

Fire shoots out from a Baltimore store on Gay Street as looting erupted in a five-block business section in Baltimore on April 6, 1968. Police sealed off the area.

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50 Years Ago Baltimore Burned. The Same Issues Set It Aflame In 2015

6:01am April 07, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

Riots in Baltimore broke out days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s murder. Segregation and economic tensions led to civil unrest. Those issues were still present in 2015 after the death of Freddie Gray.

Photo Exhibit Marks 50th Anniversary Of The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

8:50am April 06, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

The Winston-Salem Urban League is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Understanding Martin Luther King Jr. 50 Years After His Death

5:00am April 04, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

People around the world are remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was killed 50 years ago today. Among them is Dr.

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Billy Graham's Civil Rights Stance: Theological Principle And Careerist Caution

7:00am February 22, 2018

by David Ford

During much of Billy Graham's long and influential life, the nation's best-known Christian evangelist largely kept his distance from volatile political and social issues of the day.

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