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Virginia Prescott: It's Georgia Today. I'm Virginia Prescott, in for Steve Fennessy. As the nation celebrates Black History Month, we're taking you back to an often-overlooked chapter in Georgia's civil rights history. Before the Selma to Montgomery march, before the “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was sentenced to four months of hard labor for an outstanding traffic violation. It's October 1960, just weeks before Election Day. Dr. King is arrested for taking part in a lunch counter sit-in at Rich's department store in Atlanta. He was then transferred to DeKalb County...

‘Much-loved' dad battling paranoid schizophrenia was 'genuine victim of pandemic' An inquest heard tragic James Mitchell - a paranoid schizophrenic - is a stark example of the indirect impact of coronavirus. James Mitchell Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplain...

Paul and Stephen Kendrick on how King’s 1960 arrest influenced the presidential campaign.

How Martin Luther King Jr.’s Imprisonment Changed American Politics Forever Martin Luther King Jr. under arrest, Oct. 19, 1960.Credit...Associated Press Buy Book ▾ By Raymond Arsenault NINE DAYS By Stephen Kendrick and Paul Kendrick The African-American struggle for freedom and civil rights is replete with dramatic and harrowing stories, many involving intimidation and threats of violence from white supremacist defenders of the status quo. One of the most consequential of these stories is the subject of “Nine Days,” a compelling narrative written by the father-and-son team...

41-year-old Louisiana Republican Rep.-elect Luke Letlow passes away 10 days after his diagnosis. Louisiana Republican Rep.-elect Luke Letlow died of a heart attack after a procedure related to COVID-19, according to the chancellor of the hospital he was admitted to. LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor G.E. Ghali told the Monroe News-Star that Letlow, 41, experienced the heart attack following a hospital procedure related to the virus. "It's devastating to our entire team," Ghali told the outlet, adding that Letlow had no underlying conditions. "It was just COVID," the chancellor said. LSU He...