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5 days ago · Martin Luther King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
- The Letter From The Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Nonviolence,...
- Historical Significance and Legacy
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, Nonviolence,...
- Coretta Scott King
Following the assassination of her husband in 1968 and the...
- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights, SCLC, Nonviolence:...
- Quotes
Martin Luther King, Jr. Brotherhood. We must learn to live...
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery bus boycott, mass protest against the bus system...
- Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards were first presented by NARAS in Los...
- The Letter From The Birmingham Jail
2 days ago · Not Long" delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. at the Alabama State Capitol. The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile (87 km) highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African-American citizens ...
4 days ago · Harry Belafonte. Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.
5 days ago · The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., is a powerful tribute to one of the most influential leaders in the American civil rights movement. This memorial, inspired by a line from Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope,” is a symbol of ...
3 days ago · Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African-American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam (NOI) until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and ...
3 days ago · May 7, 2024, 10:13 AM ET (AP) Jayne Anne Phillips' novel 'Night Watch,' Eboni Booth’s drama 'Primary Trust' among Pulitzer winners. Pulitzer Prize, any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University, New York City, for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded.
3 days ago · The Nobel Prizes are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards given for intellectual achievement in the world. To browse Nobel Prize winners alphabetically, chronologically, and by prize, see below. The reverse side of the Nobel Prize medal awarded for both Physics and Chemistry. In the will he drafted in 1895, Nobel instructed that most ...
