Celebrating MLK Day!

Today, we as an American nation celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the tireless efforts of one man on behalf of Civil Rights. Although I’m sure you’re all familiar with the work of Martin Luther King Jr. by now, this is why we celebrate him, in his widow Coretta Scott King’s own words: […]

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Begin Helping Others This MLK Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. represented a new beginning for America during the 1950s and 1960s. Among other civil rights activists, such as Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez, King was such a driving force for people’s right to equality that a national holiday has been created to honor him. As a Baptist minister and a social activist, King was […]

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Martin Luther King, Selma, and Modern America’s Race Problem

As you (hopefully) know, Martin Luther King, Jr. (born 1929) was a Baptist preacher, humanitarian, and activist who dedicated his life to the civil rights movement and to improving the lives of black Americans. It was through his non-violent approach to civil disobedience and his unflagging courage and perseverance that desegregation was more widely accomplished […]

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