March on Washington, 1963
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Leaders of the March on Washington posing in front of the Lincoln Memorial
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963)
King, representing the SCLC, was ...
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The Gandhi Society
Harry Wachtel joined King's legal advisor Clarence B. Jones in defending four ministers of the SCLC in the libel case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan; the case was litigated in reference to the newspaper advertisement "Heed Their ...
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Survived knife attack, 1958
On September 20, 1958, King was signing copies of his book Stride Toward Freedom in Blumstein's department store in Harlem when he narrowly escaped death. Izola Curry—a mentally ill black woman who thought that King was ...
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Activism and organizational leadership Dr. Martin L King
Montgomery bus boycott, 1955
In March 1955, Claudette Colvin—a fifteen-year-old black schoolgirl in Montgomery—refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in violation of Jim Crow laws ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. ...
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Corporations need to treat climate deniers like Trump's election deniers
Why is corporate America still donating money to climate change deniers?
Jan. 16, 2021, 5:31 AM CST
By Emily Atkin, MSNBC Opinion Columnist
Last month, I co-published an ...
Posted Sunday, January 17th 2021 at 5:15PM
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Former Trump Supporter: 'I Think What He Is Doing Is Destroying Democracy' | Craig Melvin | MSNBC ...
Posted Sunday, January 17th 2021 at 4:59PM
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Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans
By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer 2 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday filled out his State Department team with a group of former career diplomats and vet ...
Posted Saturday, January 16th 2021 at 10:13AM
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Running on empty: Senate Republicans ponder barring Donald Trump from seeking office again
By David Jackson, USA TODAY 9 mins ago
WASHINGTON – An impeachment trial of Donald Trump isn't about removing him from the presidency – his term ends ...
Posted Saturday, January 16th 2021 at 10:02AM
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Trump approval rating falls to new low after Capitol assault
By Reid Wilson 1 hr ago
President Trump's approval rating has cratered after he incited a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, led by a dramatic drop in support among voters of his ...
Posted Friday, January 15th 2021 at 12:39PM
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Jason Johnson On Trump’s Latest Video: It ’Doesn’t Help Him ‘With Any Competent Judge’ | Deadline ...
Posted Thursday, January 14th 2021 at 9:47PM
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