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Andrew Young and Bill Nigut

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Political Rewind: Andrew Young reflects on his remarkable life and career

Monday on Political Rewind: In celebration of Black History Month, we're re-airing our conversation with Ambassador Andrew Young. 

February 21, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.

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Fortnite Is Letting You Relive MLK's 'I Have A Dream' Speech

The video game's new feature takes players back in time to experience Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 speech. But some people worry it sends the wrong message about the civil rights leader.

August 27, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Martin Luther King Jr.'s name and autograph tops a pair of pages from a Birmingham jail logbook

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Unprecedented Martin Luther King Jr. Artifact Sells For $130,000

Historical records from a Birmingham, Ala., jail containing 12 rare autographs of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. sold at auction for more than $130,000.

February 25, 2021
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By:
  • Rikki Klaus
In this Oct. 19, 1960 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. under arrest by Atlanta Police Captain R.E. Little, left rear, passes through a picket line outside Rich's Department Store, in atlanta.

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  • History

Georgia Today: How MLK's Prison Sentence Landed JFK In The White House

Weeks before the 1960 presidential election, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for participating in a lunch counter sit-in in Atlanta and sentenced to four months of hard labor. Thanks to some back-channel moves by the Kennedy campaign, King was released from prison. On Georgia Today, author Paul Kendrick explains how that changed party allegiances for Black and white voters in the South for generations.

February 24, 2021
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Sean Powers
Civil Rights pioneer Rev. C.T. Vivian dies at the age of 95.

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Rev. C.T. Vivian, Key Civil Rights Leader, Has Died At 95

The Rev. Vivian, a civil rights veteran who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and served as head of the organization co-founded by the civil rights icon, has died at home in Atlanta of natural causes Friday morning, July 17, 2020.

July 17, 2020
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  • Associated Press
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. Following the publication of "An Appeal for Human Righ

Martin Luther King's Traffic Ticket Changed History's Course

On this day 60 years ago, a black man driving a white woman was pulled over in a traffic stop that would change the course of American history.

May 04, 2020
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  • Associated Press

The Life and Legacy Of Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King was not just the wife of the late civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. She was also an accomplished activist in her own right....

February 08, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Alley Pat speaking at Civil Rights leader, Hosea Williams' funeral in 2000.

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  • History

Remembering Atlanta Radio Legend, Alley Pat, And The Legacy He Left Behind

“On Second Thought” began celebrating Black History Month by learning about the man who was nicknamed the “Mouth of the South,” James “Alley Pat”...

February 01, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

Martin Luther King Jr. Family Home Is Added To National Park

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family home on Atlanta's west side will now become part of the federal park in Atlanta that includes sites such as the...

January 25, 2019
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  • Associated Press
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1964

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2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events In Georgia

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday, Jan. 21, and several events will take place in Georgia to commemorate his life.

January 21, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor

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Center For Civil And Human Rights Opens Exhibit For King Holiday

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is commemorating what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 90th birthday this year with a new...

January 21, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home which is operated by the National Park Service. The National Park Service has bought the home in Atlanta, Georgia, where Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929.

Government Shutdown Won't Stop MLK Holiday Week Observances

The government shutdown has shuttered popular Atlanta tourist attractions tied to the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but the shutdown won't...

January 11, 2019
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  • Associated Press
Dorthy Cotton

MLK Adviser, Civil Rights Icon Dorothy Cotton Dies at 88

Dorthy Cotton, a civil rights pioneer who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr has died at the age of 88. Cotton led education efforts for the Southern...

June 12, 2018
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By:
  • Bradley George and
  • Camile Ervin

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Noon News For Monday April 9, 2018

50th Anniversary of MLK Funeral Today Georgia Scores Well In Opiod Abuse Battle New St. Simons Island Wedding Venue Opposed

April 09, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson
Casey Casey, left. Brian Kemp, right.

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  • Politics

Kemp Challenges Cagle For NRA Support

Today on "Political Rewind," we discuss Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue's promise to farmers that they won't bare the brunt of a potential trade war...

April 06, 2018
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  • Bill Nigut
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