...Poverty in America tour. Richmond's civic auditorium â where Ray Charles once performed, boxers fought for glory and Martin Luther King Jr.'s son spoke about the battle against poverty â reopens this month after being closed for 11/2 years. The reopening...
...for Best Musical Unit and Best Local Entry. The City of Lynwood expects hundreds of parade spectators to gather on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd to watch local marching bands, drill teams, antique automobile clubs, local businesses, and Mr. Santa Claus. ...
...attorney and part-time speechwriter. "In 12 years and four months from 1956 to April 4, 1968," Jones said, "Martin Luther King Jr., except for Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, may have done more to achieve political, social and racial...
...many years of struggle. The civil rights movement, born in the churches, was disrupted with the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, long before his work was completed. Many have found a spiritual cause in Obama. In their view, he is a...
Background
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was one of the pivotal leaders of the American civil rights movement. King was a Baptist minister, one of the few leadership roles available to black men at the time. He became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956) and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its first president. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Here he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.
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