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[https://www.democracynow.org/2014/1/20/special_dr_martin_luther_king_jr by Martin Luther King 20/1/14 DEMOCRACY NOW] | [https://www.democracynow.org/2014/1/20/special_dr_martin_luther_king_jr by Martin Luther King 20/1/14 DEMOCRACY NOW] | ||
Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15th, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice. | Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15th, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice. | ||
=====King of the North: Martin Luther King’s Freedom Struggle Outside of the South===== | |||
[https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/king-of-the-north/ by ZINN EDUCATION PROJECT 27/3/25] | |||
This talk marks the fifth anniversary of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online class series, which Theoharis co-founded. Watch our 60 previous Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online classes and register for upcoming classes here. | |||
