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Martin Luther King Jr.

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent civil rights leader and Baptist minister. In a nonviolent protest of segregation in the 1950s, he spearheaded a disciplined and successful bus boycott that lasted 382 days. In 1957, Dr. King founded and became president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), where he continued to promote nonviolent civil disobedience. In 1963, he led more than 250,000 people on a peaceful march on Washington, D.C., and delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. At age 35, he became the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968 at age 39.

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Commentary: GOP Proposal Will Make College More Expensive for Blacks

Student loan debt threatens to keep Blacks out of the middle class.

Commentary: In Speaking at Morehouse, Obama Was at His Most Poignant

President Obama spoke at Morehouse in a personal, transparent manner that explains his popularity.

Obama Tells Morehouse Grads to Be Unafraid in Commencement Speech

President Obama delivered a commencement speech at Morehouse College Sunday encouraging graduates to use their power for something larger than themselves.

This Day in Black History: May 11, 1968

The Poor People's Campaign arrives in Washington, D.C.

We Shall What?

Controversial commentator and radio host Glenn Beck thinks the NRA should follow in the footsteps of such leaders as Winston Churchill, Frederick Douglass, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. to win the war against guns. "We will stand; we'll march ...

Commentary: Congress Honors Four Little Black Girls and American Resolve

The House of Representatives voted to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the girls killed in the 1963 church bombing, reminding us that terrorism is nothing new.

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