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Category: Martin Luther King Jr.

King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, 50 Years Later
On its 50th anniversary, take a look back at a seminal text of the Civil Rights Movement.

10 Things You May Not Know About Martin Luther King Jr.
On the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., explore 10 surprising facts about the civil rights leader.
Fred Shuttlesworth, Noted Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 89
Fred L. Shuttlesworth, the noted civil rights leader and co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, died Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Opens in Washington, D.C.: Photos
Check out images of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, which was unveiled this week on the National Mall.













