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News Articles: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

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The Women Behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott

We've heard about Rosa Parks and her crucial role in the Montgomery bus boycott. But Parks was just one of many women who organized for years. In this episode, those women tell their own story.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • LA Johnson,
  • Karen Grigsby Bates,
  • and 4 more
The Embrace, the new memorial sculpture in Boston made in tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was unveiled on Friday.

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New MLK statue in Boston is greeted with a mix of open arms, consternation and laughs

A new public art monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. It immediately drew consternation and jeers as well as plaudits.

January 17, 2023
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Biden becomes the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at MLK's church

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta until his assassination.

January 15, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Julia Roberts poses at a red carpet premiere in London in September. That same month, she spoke publicly about her family's friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

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  • Arts & Life

Martin Luther King Jr. paid the bill for Julia Roberts' birth. Here's the backstory

As fans marked Julia Roberts' birthday last week, they also uncovered a connection between her family and that of the civil rights icon. It all started when her parents opened an acting school.

November 01, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
From center left to right: Yolanda Renee King, Arndrea Waters King and Martin Luther King III, lead the annual D.C. Peace Walk: Change Happens with Good Hope and a Dream across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge for Dr. Martin Luther King Day in Washington, D.C.

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MLK's memory is honored by demonstrators calling for the passage of voting rights bill

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would. have turned 93 on Jan. 15. He was just 39 when he was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tenn.

January 17, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Martin Luther King Jr. in Sam Pollard's <em>MLK/FBI.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

'MLK/FBI' Humanizes A Civil Rights Icon's Legacy

Sam Pollard's documentary deftly examines the FBI's intense surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. in the final years of his life.

January 15, 2021
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
People attend the March on Washington, on Friday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.

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  • National

Thousands Gather For March On Washington To Demand Police Reform And Racial Equality

The "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" march comes as frustration over police brutality and use of force have sparked national protests following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd.

August 28, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
 In this Oct. 25, 1960 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leaves court after being given a four-month sentence in Decatur, Ga., for taking part in a lunch counter sit-in at Rich's department store.

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Georgia Today: Decatur Reconciles With Past As Confederate Monument Comes Down

The long fight to remove a Confederate monument in Decatur, Georgia, came to an end this month . The 30-foot-tall structure that stood in the city's...

June 26, 2020
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By:
  • Sean Powers and
  • Steve Fennessy
President Barack Obama meets with civil rights movement leader Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery and his family in the Oval Office, Jan. 18, 2011.

Cascade UMC In Atlanta Honors Civil Rights Leader Joseph Lowery With Digital Service

The Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, a leader in America's civil rights movement, died on Friday at the age of 98. Atlanta's Cascade United Methodist Church,...

March 30, 2020
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968, a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place.

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  • History

Atlanta Poet Jon Goode Pays Tribute To Martin Luther King Jr.

He was a civil rights icon, beloved father and husband, who would be 91 years old this year. On Monday, the nation celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin...

January 17, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Pria Mahadevan
Xernona Clayton, who was a special assistant to Martin Luther King, Jr., looks at a model of the Stone of Hope, the centerpiece of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project.

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  • History

Xernona Clayton On Civil Rights And The Power Of Conversations

The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is coming up on Monday. The King Center announced this year’s theme is “The Beloved Community: The...

January 16, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is welcomed with a kiss by his wife Coretta after leaving court in Montgomery, Ala., March 22, 1956.

ROUND-UP: Events Planned For Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and there are several events around Atlanta to celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights trailblazer.

January 16, 2020
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By:
  • Jade Abdul-Malik

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  • Politics

On Second Thought For Tuesday, July 30, 2019

The state has selected a vendor for its new voting machines while a case involving elections security moves through the courts. Get an update from GPB...

July 30, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more
GPB's Leah Fleming (left) speaks with CEO Jill Savitt (right) of the National Center For Civil and Human Rights

New CEO Jill Savitt Keeps History Alive At Atlanta's National Center For Civil And Human Rights

Museums that hold the history of our collective past are having a renewed moment right now. As the country and the world grapples with a rise in white...

March 21, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Historic photo of Martin Luther King Jr. addressing a crowd at Washington Monument.

OST Remembers The Life Of Martin Luther King Jr.

April 4, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Today, we paid tribute to King's legacy by talking to the people who...

February 08, 2019
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  • Tony Harris ,
  • Leah Fleming ,
  • and 6 more
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