From the Courier-Journal: Sue Livers remembers how little she knew about the world the day she met the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ( Read more... )

I live in the area and can't wait to see this completed. They still need several million more dollars to finish, so If you are able, I hope you'll think of them when you make your charitable giving plans.

Vid from today's Washington Post site:

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Hi all! I'm new here, but wanted to share some things that might interest you:

• The Freedom Schooner AMISTAD: Each year the Amistad tours ports throughout the Atlantic Ocean that have historical  significance to the story of the Atlantic Slave Trade - from the US East Coast to Europe, West Africa and the Caribbean.  They are in urgent need of ( Read more... )

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Happy Birthday! by Stevie Wonder Written in 1981 originally to advocate Martin Luther King Jr's birthday be commemorated with a national holiday, which was signed into law in 1983.

Sermons and Speeches of Dr. King

Letter from Birmingham Jail

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If anyone posts Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech or video of it...I will CUT YOU!! /rant

The man is much more than that speech and I'm tired of it getting so much play on MLK Day. Time to find something new. PLEASE.

Thank you.

‘"America I AM: The African American Imprint’ to open on King holidayPHILADELPHIA - A letter from President Lincoln guaranteeing Frederick Douglass' safety, Malcolm X's Quran and diary, and Muhammad Ali's robe from the "Rumble in the Jungle" are among the artifacts in a new touring black history exhibition ( Read more... )

40 years after his death, MLK’s rougher edges re-examined ( Read more... )