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On This Day: MLK Jr. writes 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'
On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...
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Long Beach celebrates Earth Day with tree planting at MLK Park
A sunny morning welcomed the Long Beach community to Martin Luther King Jr. Park for a tree planting celebration in honor of ...
‘We’re up to the test’: Ahead of 1965 Freedom Rally anniversary, MLK III offers his own rallying cry
Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...
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MLK’s Famous Letter Changed a DC Church
A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...
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60 years ago, my grandfather joined Martin Luther King's Boston march
Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...
Toledo holds special Arbor Day event
Students from Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy for Boys helped plant the first of 11 new trees throughout the park.
'We simply can't afford it': Nonprofits want break on fees at Orange County Convention Center
We would love to come back, but we can't afford to. The center has been great. But we simply can't afford it,” the CEO of ...
Crosby Park clean-up puts words to action to help environmental upkeep
The cleanup will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Crosby Park Elementary. Those who would like to volunteer to lend a hand ...
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Kingsport hosts 25th annual MLK Day March amidst local rallies
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kingsport hosted its 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March on Saturday, commemorating the first march in the city after King’s assassination 57 years ago.