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All of us are in this together in this world, and in the long run, the korean communities come and indonesian communities are a strength for us. That bill was passed in 1965. I guarantee you that not one person in 100 who studies the Civil Rights Movement understands that it is a third pillar within the building rights act of 1965 to build a structure that will be not only a great strength, but a great inspiration. It is essential for diversity and we have to learn how to get along with one anot...

Mary Frances Berry on booktv on cspan 2. Im sure youre more familiar with malcolm knox. At that time, he was always supposedly the man in favor of violence. That wasnt the issue. He did support the right of armed selfdefense, but he didnt promote progressive violence. Malcolm x said power against power. We are not going to convince the right segregationists to accept. We have to build our own four saves until they have no choice but to recognize their demands and thats power. And he called this ...

Paused its daily business to pay tribute to reverend Martin Luther king jr. s life and legacy. And it seems fitting that we should have the conversation the day after the nations first black president was sworn in for his second term. I know much of the nation has already moved on, and president obamas soaring rhetoric about the promise of america, life, liberty, justice, equality for all he has already been forgotten by many, and i know that many people in america will not think of dr. King aga...

The american dream. Yesterday while i was watching president obamas inaugural address, i heard echoes of kings speech i have a dream. And when i turn off my television set, i spent a few minutes reflecting on the question are all of us truly welcome to share in this dream come the same dream that dr. King dreamed . Most americans i am sure can be cite portions of dr. Kings i have a dream speech by heart. Its an extraordinary and very familiar speech ive grown accustomed to hearing clips of his s...

William Strickland died April 10 at home in Amherst, MA at the age of 87. He was a well-known scholar, teacher and civil rights activist.

Atlanta and the nation were changed forever by the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. This exclusive, interactive story captures the events surrounding that day.

On 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead on his hotel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. But who killed him, and what is the legacy of the civil rights leader?

Shaped by music and activism, Toshi Reagon reflects on her upbringing and remarkable career writing, playing, singing, and producing music.

“Satyagraha—Gandhi’s word for nonviolence—means holding fast to truth whatever the cost may be. King sought not only to discover these truths and to hold fast to them but to attempt

By Gary Younge The night before the March on Washington in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr asked his aides for advice about the speech he was due to make the next day. “Don’t use the lines about ‘I have a dream,’” Wyatt Tee Walker told him. “It’s trite, it’s cliché. You’ve used it too many