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41 Years - The World Pays Respect........

fredyt3 wrote 3 months ago: Dr. M.L.K., Jr. the day Dr. King was assassinated. Real Estate is my chosen profession and one of my … more →

Tags: National Action Network, III, Dr. Martin Luther King, JR, Dr. King 41 years later, Memphis, TN, Jessie Jackson, Marty King

April 4, 1968

Speak Your Peace wrote 3 months ago: Civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King was killed 41 years ago tomorrow. Life magazine took p … more →

Tags: activism, Race Not Won (Racism in America), African-American History, Faith & Religion, crime time, Discrimination, April 4 1968, death of dr. martin luther king, Dr. Martin Luther King

The Night MLK Died2 comments

Edward Gilbreath wrote 3 months ago: The new Life.com features a collection of never-before-published photos of the events in the hours … more →

Tags: media, social issues, Culture, History, Websites, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, LIFE.com, life magazine

The Night MLK Was Killed Photos

cutthroatkids wrote 3 months ago: On April 4, 1968, LIFE photographer Henry Groskinsky and writer Mike Silva, on assignment in Alabam … more →

Tags: henry groskinsky, Dr. Martin Luther King, MLK, died

Downtown Memphis Walking Tour

nirvanapeace wrote 4 months ago: This is an itinerary that covers a lot of the southern half of Downtown, and that I think really int … more →

Tags: Information, please, Downtown Memphis Walking Tour, tour, Memphis, downtown memphis, Walking Tour, walking, National Civil Rights Museum, A. Schwab

Moment of Clarity: Inauguration Day 2009

Chandra Kamaria wrote 5 months ago: I was in the right place at the right time.  The only place that would have been any better is a fro … more →

Tags: African-Americans, african diaspora, Cultural/Social, Barack Obama, Blacks, Civil Rights, Inaugural ceremony, Inauguration, Martin Luther King

Short Take On Inauguration Day

Jeannine Hunter wrote 5 months ago: We wept and prayed and cheered while watching the 44th president take the oath of office. Hundreds o … more →

Tags: Presidential, Barack Obama, obama, Inauguration, Inspirational, Politics, History, President Obama, African-American

Here Cometh the Dreamer1 comment

Jim Somerville wrote 5 months ago: I went to the daily eucharist at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston last Thursday, January 15. It wa … more →

Tags: Nation, Christ Church Cathedral, houston, Martin Luther King, Rhoda Montgomery

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Jeannine Hunter wrote 5 months ago: Photo: Francis Miller/LIFE Observed on the third Monday of January, this year’s observance wil … more →

Tags: Christian, Evangelical, Inspirational, Education, Politics, poverty, History, Diversity, Freedom

The Variety of Martin Luther King's Words 2 comments

jeffkellylowenstein3 wrote 6 months ago: Jonathan Rieder explores the range and variety of Dr. King's rhetoric. Had he lived, Dr. Martin … more →

Tags: sociology books, Martin Luther King, JR, I have a dream, James Earl Ray, david levering lewis, David Garrow, Bearing the Cross, Taylor Branch

Truth At Last: The Untold Story Behind James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

etoffice wrote 6 months ago: In Truth At Last, Ray’s eldest brother John Larry Ray and Martin Luther King Jr. historian Lyndon … more →

Tags: James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King, who killed mlk, Martin Luther King Assassination, John Larry Ray, Lyndon Barsten

A Step Closer to the Promised Land

revtswan2 wrote 7 months ago: One of the most poignant historical images in the life of black America depicted a group of bla … more →

Tags: African-American Issues, Point of View Newspaper Articles, Politics, 44th President, Add new tag, African-American, Barack Obama, election, Grant Park

A few more Memphis Highlights1 comment

DJB wrote 9 months ago: A few quick observations after spending the last 24 hours in Memphis… Any first-time visitor t … more →

Tags: Heritage Travel, Historic Preservation, Random DJB Thoughts, Memphis, National Civil Rights Museum, Martin Luther King Jr., Center for Southern Folklore, Dr. Charles Wolfe, David McCullough

Road Tripping: Day 6 Memphis, TN12 comments

curlywurlygurly wrote 1 year ago: Location:  Memphis, TN      Miles Driven: 1264 Memphis is a blast!  We rolled into town yesterday af … more →

Tags: Travel, Food, Life, Road Trip, Memphis, The Beauty Shop restaurant

April 4, 19681 comment

ravenswingpoetry wrote 1 year ago: From Time.Com This is another prompt poem – it was written off of today’s prompt from … more →

Tags: People, Poems, Prompt Poems, tanka, Tanka chain, assassination, balcony, bewildered, Civil Rights

McCain "Was Wrong" Voting Against Martin Luther King Holiday; How Other Congressional Members Voted5 comments

inkslwc wrote 1 year ago: On Friday, John McCain gave a speech at the National Civil Rights Museum (formerly the Lorraine Mote … more →

Tags: Blogroll, African-Americans, Elections, Senate, House of Representatives, Democrats, 2008 Election, election, Republican

outside room 306: the people

htwilson wrote 1 year ago: © 2008 henry toromoreno … more →

Tags: new, American, Line Art, Drawing, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., henry toromoreno, Line Drawing

King and I

glabwrites wrote 1 year ago: (Written on Friday, April 4th, 2008) Today is the 40th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther Kin … more →

Tags: Michael G. Glab, Science, Big Mike, Martin Luther King, JR, Race, Ian F. Haley Lopez, University of California, Berkeley

April 4th1 comment

shannonyarbrough wrote 1 year ago: Every year on this day I’m reminded of those infamous U2 lyrics… Early morning, April 4 … more →

Tags: Memphis, Tennessee, April 4th, Martin Luther King, DR king, Civil Rights, Equal Rights, Protest, Civil Rights Museum


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