The prison bench where Martin Luther King Jr. penned one of his best-known letters will be displayed at the Museum of the American Revolution later this year. The metal seat from which the civil ...
That sentiment from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is as pertinent today as it was when he penned it 61 years ago. While many advances toward racial equity have been ...
In April 1963, under police detention in Birmingham, Alabama, Martin Luther King read an open letter, published in a local newspaper, from a number of southern white clergymen calling for an end to ...
April 16 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1862, the U.S. Congress abolished slavery in the District of Columbia. In 2005, the city officially began observing the date as Emancipation Day. In 1912, ...
Introduction : The cry for justice -- The prelude. Prisoner: This is blasphemy ; Not enough Negroes are ready to die in Birmingham ; Traitors to their race ; Meet me in Galilee -- The letter. Diplomat ...
What does the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” reveal about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., known as an agent of social change, a dreamer and peacemaker? That he was at times angry and frustrated, yet ...
But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. Was not Jesus an ...
Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution traces the complex legacy, at home and abroad, of the Declaration of ...
Martin Luther King Jr. in jail in Birmingham, Alabama for campaigning against segregation. He wrote this letter on April 16, 1963 in response to a statement by eight Alabama clergymen who felt his ...
On Sunday, Jan. 20, in the lounge of the Clarks Green United Methodist Church, a gathering was held to honor the contributions to civil rights by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reverend Lori Steffensen ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is widely regarded as one of the most important texts of the Civil Rights Movement. Ahead of the MLK holiday on Monday, HarperCollins has ...
A talented orator is not unlike a talented singer: In the right hands (or vocal cords), the words become more a spiritual experience than a mere communication tool. Martin Luther King, Jr. was that ...
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