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Chicago author Jonathan Eig wins Pulitzer Prize for his groundbreaking biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

CHICAGO — Chicago historian Jonathan Eig won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for “King: A Life,” his 2023 biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a bestseller widely recognized for its monumental scope and fresh findings. Even some previous King biographers have called Eig’s work the new definitive narrative about the civil rights leader. In awarding the prize, the Pulitzer committee cited ...

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Chicago author Jonathan Eig wins Pulitzer for biography "King: A Life"

Chicago author Jonathan Eig wins Pulitzer for biography "King: A Life"
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30 Civil Rights Leaders of the Past and Present

Ida B. Wells, John Lewis, Thurgood Marshall, and Tarana Burke are just some of the Black civil rights activists who continue to impact American society today.

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Martin Luther King and his time in New Orleans

Today marks the day Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929.

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Rio Rancho's Rev. Dr. Charles Becknell honored by Isotopes

He didn’t realize it for a long time, but the number Rev. Dr. Charles Becknell Sr. wore when he played basketball for the Hobbs High School Eagles now has a special connotation.

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Annual 2023 Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day History Quiz

Annual 2023 Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day History Quiz
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FBI Tracked Aretha Franklin's Relationships With MLK, Angela Davis, others, Documents Say

Agents kept a close eye on the R&B icon during the civil rights movement.

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National Civil Rights Museum debuts Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition on the history of the Poor People's Campaign

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Gendler was a civil rights activists who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Gendler leaves behind a lifelong legacy pursing justice, creating community and non-violence following his death at age 93.

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State Representative Rhonda Baker Elected Vice Chair of Southern Legislative Conference Education Committee

State Representative Rhonda Baker Elected Vice Chair of Southern Legislative Conference Education Committee
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