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Martin Luther King Jr. on ‘The other America’
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoEditor’s note: To commemorate Juneteenth, we share excerpts of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Stanford University in ...
50 years ago: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Notre Dame
Gannett via AOL· 17 hours agoThat was the backdrop 50 years ago today when the Rev. Martin Luther King visited South Bend and...
'Juneteenth Story Stroll' details Juneteenth history at Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
KLAX-TV· 18 hours agoOn the outside of the Martin Luther King, Jr. branch is a special Juneteenth edition story stroll....
From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoQ: What was the most memorable time you spent with Dr. King? Martin decided to put on a march...
The Civic Promise of Juneteenth
Time Magazine· 3 hours agoWhile Martin Luther King, Jr.’s January birthday has been a national holiday for nearly four decades, the four-year-old Juneteenth federal ...
Is The Stock Market Closed On Juneteenth? Wall Street Holidays 2024
Investor's Business Daily· 2 hours agoTake a look at this list of stock market holidays in 2024 to find out whether the market will be...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Will mail run today? Is post office open on Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)?
Birmingham News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth – a celebration of one of the final acts of emancipation for slaves in the U.S. – is the...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoJune 19 (or Juneteenth) is considered Black Independence Day by many in the United States, as it was the day that many enslaved people in Texas were...
Mary Powell, who introduced Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King, Jr., finally gets a gravestone
GBH News· 21 hours agoIt was a tribute to Mary Powell — the person who introduced Coretta Scott and Martin Luther King,...