Martin Luther King Jr. came to the city in August 1965 as part of a protest campaign targeting big cities up North. His visit included a stop in Mantua. Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — As the nation marks the 62nd anniversary of the largest gathering for civil rights in our country's history, Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" on the National Mall, we ...
On the weekend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we've collected several videos of Dr. King's speeches as well as news coverage and tributes to him after his death. 'I have a dream' - Aug. 28, 1963, ...
MLK’s Shreveport speech, Aug. 14, 1958 “Distinguished (?) and associates, my Christian friends. “I need not cause to say how very delighted I am to be here this evening, and to be a part of this ...
More than a half century ago, on April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took the stage at Mason Temple, a Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, to deliver what ...
The speaker, one of the world's most recognizable black leaders, was addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress when he quoted America's top civil rights leader. "Free at last, free at last, ...