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Marking Martin Luther King Jr.’s Chicago
Eight Places You Need to Visit and Understand Chicago’s Black Freedom Struggle   Go to Montgomery, Alabama today and markers ...
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5 Things History Books Didn’t Tell Us About Rosa Parks’ Famous Arrest
Today, February 4, marks what would have been Rosa Parks’ 112th birthday ... during Black History Month—alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman—her story is one we think we ...
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Montgomery Jail holds tightly to civil rights artifacts, including Rosa Parks’ mug shot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery County is the epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement where, even behind bars, history has been made. The original mugshots of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr ...
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Rosa Parks: How a Simple Act Sparked a Civil Rights Revolution
A Movement Is Born Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the most significant events in the Civil Rights Movement. Led by Martin Luther King Jr. and ...
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Why Martin Luther King Jr. Day Will Look a Little Different This Year
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both cases, the men were starting their second consecutive te ...
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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... arena concert attended by Wonder and other artists. Even Rosa Parks was there. Stewart remembers speaking to the crowd.
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. With 30+ Fascinating Facts About the Civil Rights Icon
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4 ... Ebenezer Baptist Church's "Heritage Sanctuary," the "I Have a Dream" world peace rose garden, the historic Fire Station No. 6, and the ...
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Montgomery Jail holds tightly to civil rights artifacts, including Rosa Parks’ mug shot
The original mugshots of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Fred Gray, and many other civil rights leaders are still stored in the Montgomery County Jail’s records following their infamous ...