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[https://www.npr.org/2022/01/17/1073661284/important-parts-of-martin-luther-king-jr-s-legacy-are-often-glossed-over by Adrian Florido 17/1/22 npr] | [https://www.npr.org/2022/01/17/1073661284/important-parts-of-martin-luther-king-jr-s-legacy-are-often-glossed-over by Adrian Florido 17/1/22 npr] | ||
For many Americans, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a day of public service, a time to volunteer in their communities. It's also a day when many of us reflect on the legacy of the late civil rights leader. NPR's Adrian Florido reports that ongoing fights for voting and racial justice have also sparked a reckoning over how King's legacy is often invoked in that work. | For many Americans, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a day of public service, a time to volunteer in their communities. It's also a day when many of us reflect on the legacy of the late civil rights leader. NPR's Adrian Florido reports that ongoing fights for voting and racial justice have also sparked a reckoning over how King's legacy is often invoked in that work. | ||
=====News: 4 of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most memorable speeches===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/article/2018/04/5-of-martin-luther-king-jrs-most-memorable-speeches by Emilie Plesset 3/4/18 PBS] | |||
Before he was assassinated at age 39, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, organized the 1963 March on Washington, advocated for civil disobedience and non-violent protest, and became one of the most influential figures in American history. | |||
