In October 1967, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ... Roanoke Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s 28th annual luncheon organized to celebrate King’s life and legacy ...
Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Swannanoa Valley twice in his lifetime. The first time was in January 1964 for the ...
The Poor People’s Campaign, conceived by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...
A $10 million renovation is launching at a civil rights landmark that was once a hub for leaders including Martin Luther King ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to town. King was in town to attend the National Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress. Dr. O. Clay Maxwell, a New York pastor, was elected president of the ...
King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.
IT WOULD BE DOCTOR KING’S FINAL VISIT TO LOUISVILLE, ABOUT ONE YEAR BEFORE HIS DEATH. DOCTOR KING WAS INVITED TO SPEAK BEFORE A SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP ... is Martin Luther King Jr ...
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were ... He served as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 through the end of 2003. King III is an outspoken advocate ...
The holiday is also an appropriate introduction to Black History Month, officially designated as February. On April 4, 1968, ...