America remembers MLK: Live updates | CNN
WEBApr 4, 2018 · Martin Luther King Jr. was a nonviolent revolutionary. It is up to us to follow in his footsteps and carry forth his mission to abolish racism and poverty. #MLK50 #IAM2018...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest son Dexter has died at age 62
WEBJan 22, 2024 · CNN — Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, according to statements from his family and the King Center. The King Center confirmed in a statement the...
Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 62 | AP News
WEBJan 23, 2024 · Updated 5:02 PM PDT, January 22, 2024. ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Monday after battling prostate cancer. He was 62.
Martin Luther King Jr. - The New York Times
WEBJan 6, 2021 · Martin Luther King Jr. Biographer Wins American History Prize. The New-York Historical Society honor goes to Jonathan Eig, whose “King: A Life” presents the civil rights leader as a...
‘I Have a Dream,’ Yesterday and Today - The New York Times
WEBAug 26, 2023 · Sixty years after the March on Washington and Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech galvanized supporters of the Civil Rights Movement with an anthemic call to action, several...
What to know about Martin Luther King Jr. Day : NPR
WEBJan 11, 2024 · As the U.S. celebrates the civil rights icon on MLK Day, here are a few things to know about the holiday honoring the slain activist and his fight against inequality and racial injustice.
‘This was like a war': Witnesses remember day MLK was shot
WEBIn this Feb. 21, 2018 photo, Dr. Jerry Francisco shows where the assassin’s bullet hit Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on April. 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. As the Shelby County medical examiner at the time, Francisco performed the autopsy on King.
Martin Luther King Jr. ‑ Biography, Quotes & Legacy | HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · Martin Luther King Jr. was a social activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968.
Transcript of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech : NPR
WEBJan 18, 2010 · Monday marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Below is a transcript of his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. NPR's Talk of...
The dream marches on: Looking back on MLK's historic 1963 speech - CBS News
WEBAug 27, 2023 · On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his epic "I Have a Dream" speech. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow reflects on the power of the speech, and on King's...