History of Kwanzaa (4:00)
Discover the history of the holiday of Kwanzaa, its roots and how it's become the afro-centric holiday for Americans of African descent.
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History of Kwanzaa
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Discover the history of the holiday of Kwanzaa, its roots and how it's become the afro-centric holiday for Americans of African descent.
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History of the Holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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A look at the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Ask Steve: MLK, JR.
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On Ask Steve, the efforts of Martin Luther King Jr. and his assassination was discussed. His connection with the White House was cut off my President Lyndon Johnson because of his lack of support for the Vietnam War. He then went to Memphis.
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King: Dreamer
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This trailer for the History Channel TV event called King expresses the words that define him. A dreamer, preacher, revolutionary, and leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
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King: Pride (In the Name of Love)
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For the History Channel TV series King, the song Pride originally by U2 was remade by John Legend. The song was used as the theme song, which fit perfectly since U2 originally wrote it about Martin Luther King Jr.
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King: Amazing Grace
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Ryan Shaw talks about recording Amazing Grace, and his infuences by Dr. Martin Luther King.
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Martin Luther King, Jr: I Have A Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr: I Have A DreamVideo Clip (16:15)
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We are unable to offer the full ''I Have a Dream'' speech, the rights to which are controlled by the Estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
To view a full transcript of this and other speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., visit The Kings Papers Project Web site.
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Stokely Carmichael
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Stokely Carmichael, leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, spoke to a crowd in Greenwood, Mississippi in 1964.
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Origins of Black History Month
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A brief look at the History of African Americans and Black History Month.
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Jesse Jackson: Segregated Baseball
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"...The umpire touched third base, and it sunk. And daddy said, 'they're not gonna let them play today, because they cannot risk that caliber of ball player on this field.' I mean, he just knew it. And then the umpire said, 'game's off.' "
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