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usatoday.compolitics2 hrs ago
Civil Rights Groups Plan August 28 March on Washington for Voting Rights After Court Blocks Trump Proposals
The National Action Network will lead a coalition including Martin Luther King III on the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. The event follows the Supreme Court’s April 2026 rulings on congressional maps and the Voting Rights Act.
politics17 hrs ago
Coalition Led by Sharpton and King Family Plans August 2026 March on Washington
A coalition led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will hold a march in Washington on the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. The event is named March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote.
abcnews.go.comworld14 days ago
Photographs of Martin Luther King Jr. Wearing Hawaiian Lei Go on Display in Honolulu Capitol
An exhibit of previously unseen images opened Tuesday in the state Capitol. The photos show King after the 1965 Selma marches and run through July 7 as part of Hawaii's U.S. anniversary programming.
fortune.compolitics67 days ago
Trump Has Previously Released Records on JFK, RFK and MLK Assassinations
The current U.S. president has released records related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The releases covered documents tied to those three events. South China Morning Post reported the prior actions.
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blackenterprise.comfinance82 days agoUpdated
Trump Compares Rally Crowd to MLK Speech Crowd
President Trump stated that his crowd at a location matched or exceeded the one at Martin Luther King's famous speech. He estimated King's crowd at a million people and claimed his own was the same or larger. The statement references a historic event without specifying details.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1967 Speech 'Beyond Vietnam' Describes U.S. Role in Conflict
In his April 4, 1967, speech 'Beyond Vietnam' delivered at Riverside Church in New York City, Martin Luther King Jr. criticized the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. King described the U.S. as the greatest purveyor of violence in the world at that time. The speech ad…
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