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The first MLK days:Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday ... After the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, when Black people could stay at formerly whites-only places and middle ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark ...

U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and others look on in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1964. (Photo courtesy of Britannica Encyclopedia / Cecil ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was a tireless advocate for civil rights in America ... In the years leading to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and especially that year, King came here to add his powerful voice ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...

Dr. King's dream for bipartisanship and collaboration is as urgent as ever in the new Trump era, writes John Hope Bryant ...

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther ... Rights Movement. Efforts by King and others, including many unrecognized people who risked and gave their lives and livelihoods, led to major ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

Dr. Bernice King, the CEO of the King Center and the youngest daughter of the civil rights leader, has some ideas.

Every January, Americans rightfully celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader, political philosopher and Baptist minister Martin Luther King., Jr. every ... for her act of peaceful ...