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Sand, Surf and Segregation: A Fight for Civil Rights in St. Augustine, Florida
Purcell Conway, a civil rights activist from St. Augustine, Florida, talks about the watershed moments that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and why it’s still not the end of the fight for racial equity in the United States.
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Fighting to the Front: Civil Rights Icon Reflects on Challenges, Championing Equal Access
Johnnie R. Turner, a former Tennessee state representative, talks about her experience with implicit segregation on buses and public spaces even after courts have ruled to desegregate.
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‘Operation Girard:' How Protest Opened the Doors for Black People at a Philadelphia Boarding School
Dr. Albert Gaskins talk about the movement to open a Philadelphia boarding school, Gerard College, to Black students – a movement that drew figures like Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the cause.
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‘You Can't Sit Here:' Gaskins on Using Civil Disobedience as Protest
Dr. Albert Gaskins recalls his experience traveling between Washington, D.C. and Virginia as a child, and why he bucked the expectation for Black riders to sit at the back of the bus.
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Dr. Edward Cooper on Growing Up In a Family of Doctors
Dr. Edward S. Cooper, Martin Luther King Jr.’s former physician, talks about growing up under his family’s medical legacy.
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Correction: Biden-Inauguration Story
In a story January 18, 2021, about the inauguration, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 200,000 small flags displayed on the National Mall were placed there to honor the nearly 400,000 Americans killed in the coronavirus pandemic
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Martin Luther King III Reflects on His Father's Humor, Humanity and Lessons of Love
Martin Luther King Jr.’s son says one of the biggest lesson he learned from his parents was the importance of loving yourself. Martin Luther King III joined LX News to talk about his father’s legacy as a civil rights trailblazer and as a dad.
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‘Voices on King': Looking at Boston's Connection to Legacy of MLK
This is the third year King Boston has collaborated with Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts for the museum’s annual MLK celebration. But it’s the first time that event has gone entirely virtual because of the pandemic....
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Black Lives Matter Rally Held in Roxbury on MLK Day
Two rallies for racial justice were held in Boston on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Take a look at historical photographs highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his life’s work as the country celebrates his legacy.
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MLK Day Service Calls for Nonviolence Amid Turbulent Times
The annual celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in his hometown in Atlanta is calling for renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year
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What We're Still Getting Wrong About Martin Luther King Jr.'s Teachings and Legacy
For many, Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. is still best known for his “I Have A Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington. But Emory University’s political science professor Andra Gillespie says Dr. King’s legacy is more complex and significant than those inspirational words. She joined LX News to talk about the uncomfortable conversations Americans still need...
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How Did Martin Luther King Jr. Day Become a National Holiday?
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the entire nation pauses in remembrance of the Civil Rights icon. But did you know it took nearly 32 years of fighting for the day to become a federal holiday? NBCLX breaks down the events that led to a national celebration in honor of Dr. King.
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Documentary ‘MLK/FBI' Probes When Bureau Bugged Martin Luther King Jr.
“MLK/FBI,” which IFC Films will release in theaters and on-demand Friday, chronicles one of the darkest chapters in the bureau’s history: the yearslong surveillance and harassment of King. Where others saw a leader of the highest order, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI saw a suspect — a potential communist and a threat to white America.
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PHOTOS: New Mural in Roxbury Honors Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King peer out into Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood in a new mural unveiled Friday on the walls of a new building on Shawmut Avenue.
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Through Their Eyes: Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
Hear from the voices of the women and men who marched to Washington for racial equality in 1963.
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An American Hero: John Lewis Dedicated His Life to Equality and Justice for All
Civil rights icon John Lewis died last week after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The New York Times remembers his fight for equality.
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Icons of 1960s Civil Rights Movement Voice Cautious Optimism
Bob Moses says America is at “a lurching moment” for racial change, potentially as transforming as the Civil War era and the 1960s civil rights movement that he helped lead
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Mourners Bid Farewell to Rayshard Brooks at Historic Church
Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, taking part in a funeral rich with historical echoes and filled with a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too many times before.