Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in two states, Monday is also Robert E.
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Peaceful rally held in Birmingham in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Annual community celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. held Jan. 26
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USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College hosting their annual Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Celebration and Service Fair
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College students in Aiken celebrate Martin Luther King’s legacy
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Alabama, Mississippi also honoring Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day
The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor ...
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Alabama and Mississippi to honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday ...
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Donzaleigh Abernathy Calls for Action at SIUE’s MLK Celebration Luncheon
EDWARDSVILLE - Donzaleigh Abernathy, acclaimed activist and author, goddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a ...
History Today: When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated and there was ‘darkness everywhere’
January 30 is Martrys’ Day in India. In 1948, as Mahatma Gandhi emerged for his evening prayers at New Delhi’s Birla House, ...
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Civil Rights attorney Fred Gray’s portrait installed at Smithsonian
The legendary attorney, who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., will have his portrait hang permanently at the ...
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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Volunteers pitch in for K-State's annual MLK Day of Service
Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 told an audience in Montgomery, Alabama, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What ...
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MLK’s family responds to Trump’s order to declassify assassination files
Martin Luther King Jr.’s family offered their response to President Trump’s decision to release the secret FBI files on the civil rights icon’s assassination nearly 60 years ago — a ...
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Trump to release files on MLK Jr.'s assassination. Here's what to expect.
President Trump signed an executive order to declassify any remaining documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by James Earl Ray. The announcement came Thursday ...