HARLEM (WABC) -- At Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem, they're studying the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his famous march for the right to vote, thanks to a program called "Selma in Schools", a ...
Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction: Voting Rights and Protest; 1. Black Voters and the Federal Voting Rights Enforcement Effort ...
A lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. and a fellow preacher, he played a vital role in organizing voting-rights protests in ...
Photographer Steve Schapiro reflects on his past work. — -- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. said in a sermon: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and ...
People in Selma celebrated the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday with a call for unity -- and a commitment to service. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we ...
NEW YORK CITY -- 55 years ago, in the spring of 1965, Lynda Blackmon Lowery was the youngest civil rights marcher to walk with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Selma to Montgomery. She was jailed nine ...
He jumped in a “Whites Only” pool to draw national attention to the injustice and played a role in passing the Civil Rights Act. Meet the quiet force still teaching lessons at 87. Whenever he speaks ...