The American legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continues in 2024. His speeches, sermons, and peace marches began in the 1950s with calls for equal human rights for Black Americans. Today, the struggle for complete equality continues with modern day calls to "keep mov...
Today isMartin Luther King, Jr Day;a Federal holiday celebrated in America as a memorial to thelife and legacyof a great visionary and one of the world’s most recognized leaders of theCivil Rights Movement.Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, gave his life to the movement which helped turn the pa...
The Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute has a database filled with hundreds of speeches and sermons once delivered by King. You can search their archiveshere. At the end of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. was fighting for universal basic income Before he was assassinated,...
"In sermons and speeches, Dr. King's voice rang out with a call for us to work toward a better tomorrow," Mr. Obama said in an official proclamation he issued for the holiday. "As we honor his legacy, Americans across the country will join one another for a day of service, picking ...
Martin Luther King, Jr., often known simply as MLK, was a prominent Baptist minister and civil rights leader in the 1960s. Dr. King led nonviolent protests and delivered rousing speeches and sermons for equality and justice and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He is considered by...
“If there was a YouTube in 1968 and some of King’s sermons would have been captured, he would have been seen as a Jeremiah Wright,” says Rieder, invoking the name of President Obama’s fiery former pastor. Rieder says King’s dual nature – the “crossover King” with the refined...