Louisville by the decades: Archive photos show life in 1960s Derby City

See photos from the 1960s in Louisville. From John F. Kennedy's visit to the deadly race riots, see what life was like in the ...
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Marysville sisters felt Martin Luther King's impact in 1960s

Northern California was a long way, geographically and culturally, from Martin Luther King Jr. and his headquarters in America's Deep South. But even without Jim Crow laws and widespread institutional ...
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Malcolm X vs Martin Luther King: rivalry that supercharged the Civil Rights movement

This article and interview originally appeared in All About History magazine issue 96. "The Sword And The Shield" by Dr Peniel E Joseph is available from Basic Books. They didn't hold high public ...
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This Day in History: October 25, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced for civil rights protest

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 ...
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. with 35 fascinating facts about the civil rights icon

Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan. 15, 1929–April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark on ...