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Rally held in Boston to commemorate MLK's 1965 Freedom Rally
Organizers, which include Embrace Boston, Everyone250, and the City of Boston, said the rally "honors a pivotal moment in history, reflecting on the progress made and acknowledging the ongoing ...
Trump’s attack on diversity takes center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK
Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in ...
‘We’re up to the test’: Ahead of 1965 Freedom Rally anniversary, MLK III offers his own rallying cry
Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...
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King Center, Black Voters Matter launch social justice program based on ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’
The King Center and voting rights advocacy group Black Voters Matter are uniting to influence a new generation of activists.
Community groups rally for solutions to Rochester’s homelessness
Community activists and local groups—including Voices of Community Activists and Leaders-NY, Rochester Grants Pass Resistance ...
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This weekend marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., protected by an umbrella from the rain, addresses civil rights marchers on historic Boston Common ...
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60 years ago, my grandfather joined Martin Luther King's Boston march
Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...
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MLK’s Famous Letter Changed a DC Church
A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...