This year, many of the conversations surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day have involved the new movie “Selma,” about the historic marches from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama in 1965.

In August 1965, at the height of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. stopped in West Philadelphia as part of his “Freedom Now” tour, a celebration of sorts after a successful year that ...

Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights ... However, it was his “I Have a Dream” speech that would solidify King as one of the ...

During Selma's 60th ... 54 miles from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in support of voting rights. She and several other Black teenagers were with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that day, taking ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery ... a historic march from Selma. Since referred to as his “How Long? Not Long” speech (or, alternatively, “Our ...

The bridge was part of the route of three marches from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965. The marches were led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His courage ... King told the ...

What is Martin Luther King ... speech. In 1964, Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance. In 1965, he helped organize the Selma to ...

Google Doodle celebrates the 96th birthday of renowned civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a ... including the Montgomery Bus Boycotts and the Selma to Montgomery March.

Linda Lowery was just 14 years old in 1965 when she marched 54 miles from Selma to Montgomery ... If you look at Martin Luther King, when he did his speech, his great speech, and you look at ...

Martin Luther King Jr. stopped in West Philadelphia as part of his “Freedom Now” tour, a celebration of sorts after a successful year that would include the pivotal Selma-to-Montgomery marches ...

Linda Lowery was just 14 years old in 1965 when she marched 54 miles from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama ... If you look at Martin Luther King, when he did his speech, his great speech, and you look at ...