A lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow preacher, he played a vital role in organizing voting-rights protests in 1965 that began with “Bloody Sunday.” By Peter Applebome After studying ...
Bernice King referenced her father's observation, "We must learn to live together as brothers or will all perish together as fools." ...
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955-1956 -- The birth of SCLC, 1957-1959 -- SNCC, the Kennedys, and the Freedom Rides, 1960-1961 -- Albany and lessons for the future, 1961-1962 -- Birmingham and the ...
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized, according to a statement obtained by CNN. Jackson, 84, a ...
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It was 62 years ago when Martin Luther King Jr. shared his 'I have a dream' speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. His message - focusing on racial equality, justice and love ...
The long-sealed files related to the FBI’s yearslong surveillance of civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were released Monday by the Trump administration. Before that, the more than ...