Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was actually conflict avoidant, says biographer Jonathan Eig. “One of the interesting things about King is that ...
DECATUR, Ga. (WALB) - On October 25, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was sentenced in Decatur, Georgia for protesting segregation at a department store lunch counter. King’s attendance at that protest ...
Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction: Voting Rights and Protest; 1. Black Voters and the Federal Voting Rights Enforcement Effort ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the commemoration of his birthday, saying his message of equality through peaceful means remains timelier than ...
This photograph shows Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) greeting supporters in Baltimore after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Under King’s leadership, nonviolent protest became the defining ...
Jonathan Eig, who wrote the acclaimed biography, ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the civil rights leader in an interview with NPR Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin ...
WALB previously reported that George Etheredge was spraying weeds on an ATV when he hit a stump, causing the ATV to flip, pinning him in the pond. Chair of Debutante Activities Leslie Charles and ...