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Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) was an American Christian minister and civil rights activist who led one of the greatest nonviolent movements in world history to attain legal equality for African Americans in the United States. Drawing on both his Christian faith and the nonviolent philosophies of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King is widely regarded as a preeminent spokesperson for nonviolent activism. His “I Have a Dream” speech is among the most recognized and revered orations in the English language.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: How Martin Luther King Jr. Inspired His life of Activism and Social Justice

A story of how a future NBA Hall of Famer, at the young age of 17, was inspired by the opportunity to ask one of the most influential figures in world history a question.

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Sergio Rabinal
2021
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How Martin Luther King Jr.’s Faith Drove His Activism

Guiding him through the dark night of injustice was his unflagging belief that the arc of the moral universe, though long, surely does bend toward justice.

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Brandon Ambrosino
2015
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The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

The extraordinary journey of Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Seattle Times
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The King We Need: Martin Luther King Jr., Moral Philosopher

More than just the civil rights leader he is remembered as today. Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of America’s greatest moral and political philosophers, his life founded on deep, sophisticated and courageous spiritual convictions.

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Charles R. Johnson
2020
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In His Speeches, MLK Carefully Evoked the Poetry of Langston Hughes

To avoid being labeled a communist sympathizer, King had to distance himself from Hughes, but he still managed to channel the controversial poet

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Jason Miller
2018
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Read Through Early Drafts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speeches

One website gives you a peek into the mind of one of America’s most powerful orators

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Laura Clark
2015
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A Collection of Rare Color Photographs Depicts MLK Leading the Chicago Freedom Movement

The Smithsonian has acquired some of the only known images of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the momentous protest

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Max Kutner
2014
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Even Though He Is Revered Today, MLK Was Widely Disliked by the American Public When He Was Killed

Seventy-five percent of Americans disapproved of the civil rights leader as he spoke out against the Vietnam War and economic disparity

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James C. Cobb
2018
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This Virtual Reality Exhibit Brings Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech to Life

"The March" is a virtual reality exhibit at the DuSable Museum in Chicago centered on the 1963 protest.

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Lily Katzman
2020
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Two Friends, Two Prophets Abraham Joshua Heschel and Martin Luther King Jr.

“Racism Is Satanism.” It was this conviction that launched Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, a religious Jew from a Hasidic family in Poland, into the American civil rights movement.

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Susannah Heschel
2021
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