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Pulitzer goes to Martin Luther King Jr. biographer
The Columbian· 3 days agoChicago historian Jonathan Eig won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for “King: A Life,” his 2023 biography of Martin Luther
Martin Luther King, Jr. address held in Lawrence Memorial Chapel
The Lawrentian· 4 days agoOn Wednesday, May 1, Lawrence University and the Diversity & Intercultural Center (D&IC) hosted an event highlighting a lecture titled “Reflect
MLK biographer Jonathan Eig, Spring Valley HS grad, wins Pulitzer for 'human portrait'
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMan: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig," and "Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First...
Seeing MLK's Legacy at the Gaza Solidarity Protests
Time via AOL· 4 days agoKing, many liberals and conservatives claim, didn’t inconvenience...civil rights heroes of the past were viewed as dangerous, disorderly, and unwelcome...
Confederate Memorial Day is in May. Here's what to know about the controversial 'holiday.'
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThose unfamiliar with the holiday will want to learn more about its controversy, history, and how it...
Dr. Elaine Simpkins explains origins of mysterious photo of MLK, RFK, and C.O. Simpkins
KAMR Amarillo· 3 hours agoSHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – History can be compared to an onion. From the outside, it’s a sphere....
Roundup of 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for literature
Republican-American· 6 hours agoA revelatory portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. that draws on new sources to enrich our understanding of each stage of the civil rights ...
MLK Commission, students in awe at unveiling of Daisy Bates statue in Washington D.C.
KARK via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt’s these features that the sculptor hoped to show the deeper meaning as a beacon of hope, equality...
Community reminisces on Mary Harmon Weeks, M. L. King Middle schools as demolition work begins
KSHB-TV Kansas City· 5 days agoMemories and history mean everything to Cynthia Moore Weathers, who waited days to say goodbye to a special place. "It was just everything," Moore Weather said. Moore Weathers ...
Is Memorial Day a federal holiday for government workers?
Federal Times· 13 hours agoAccording to History.com, some formerly enslaved South Carolinians held one of the first “Memorial ...