Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with book recommendations for all ages
Between 1957 and his assassination on April 4, 1968, at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. gave 2,500 speeches, wrote sermons and homilies and published five books. Meanwhile, the number of books written about King surely number in the thousands.
Honoring the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr Through His Words
King headed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and through his nonviolent marches and protests he helped pave the way to end legal segregation for Black Americans. His leadership and perseverance helped to create the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Monday, January 20th, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation is hosting a BioBlitz and ...
January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come ...
The Ithaca Journal on MSN1d
Pulitzer Prize-winning author to speak on life of MLK Jr. in Tompkins County in FebruaryThe Tompkins County Public Library recently announced that Jonathan Eig, the acclaimed author of "King: A Life," will be ...
Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSN3d
White Plains collector has MLK 'Dream' speech draft. Why the dream isn't in itWhite Plains collector Seth Kaller has an original copy of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, which doesn't mention the dream.
He never suggested that his dream of a discrimination-free society should make us blind to the persistence of racism.
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