Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
On MLK Day, we remember the life and struggles of Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American civil rights leader, who pushed the envelope, with countless others, to demand equal treatment of African-Americans and people of color. Remembering the passionate, non-violent champion for civil rights is …
MLK Jr. Memorial: The Capital’s Most Unique Monument
As our country’s history of racial inequality and segregation recedes slowly into the past, generations of future Washington, DC visitors will find it hard to fathom a time when African-Americans did not have the same rights as white Americans. But the civil rights movement isn’t …
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: What to Know
With the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial opening to the public just last summer, this will be the first MLK Day you’ll be able to visit the memorial. If Monday draws even a fraction of the thousands of people who attended the memorial’s dedication in …
Places to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photo: Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a civil rights march in Selma, Alabama, March 1965. (Getty Images) On January 17, 2011, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the holiday recognizing one of America’s greatest heroes — Dr. Martin Luther King …
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