This year let’s honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by remembering his final mission — and by picking up the mantle he left behind. Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis in April 1968 while supporting ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As National Guard troops arrive in Memphis, the memory of thousands of them with bayonetted rifles and tanks in 1968 is still fresh for Joe Calhoun. Back then, he marched in the ...
A civil rights legend, Dr. King fought for justice through peaceful protest—and delivered some of the 20th century's most ...
Three days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the April 7, 1968 edition of The Chula Vista Star News had a small item referencing the tragedy. Buried in the lower left corner of the ...
To honor Martin Luther King Jr. honestly is to remember that he was organizing to make the dream real—and to decide whether ...
Providence resident, educator, arts and community health advocate Rose Weaver remembers walking in the civil rights leader's funeral procession in 1968.