Martin Luther King Early Life

Local Martin Luther King Jr. day events, pt. 3

32 things you may not know about Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements and political changes.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy honored in Chicago

Chicagoans gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday. Saving more, paying down debt and building wealth are top financial goals for many Americans. CNBC's Senior Personal Finance Correspondent Sharon Epperson and Anchor Kelly Evans share advice on how to do a financial reset to meet those goals.

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A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

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MLK and the Civil Rights Movement: Were You There?

Marchers carry signs during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Aug. 28, 1963. During the march, the Rev. Dr. Martin ...

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National View: Little-known civil-rights leader paved the way for MLK

So respected was this great American that MLK Jr. delivered the invocation at his funeral, and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood ...

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When is MLK Day 2025? How Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday became a federal holiday

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come ...

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Jimmy Carter Lived Out Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream, MLK's Daughter Says

Born less than five years apart in Georgia, the late President Jimmy Carter and Martin ... an early figure of the burgeoning civil rights movement. The younger King devoted his entire life to ...

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This year, let’s remember King as the radical he was

He never suggested that his dream of a discrimination-free society should make us blind to the persistence of racism.

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What to know about 38th-annual MLK March, Celebration in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – The 38th-annual Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Celebration returns to the Alamo City next week. San ...

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