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Malcolm X vs Martin Luther King: rivalry that supercharged the Civil Rights movement
The two Civil Rights leaders had radically opposing but important approaches to the fight for equality, rights and justice ...
Renowned Black reverend and friend of MLK Jr., Rev. James D. Peters, Jr., dies
A longtime civil rights leader and personal friend of Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. James D. Peters, Jr., died on Saturday.
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SCLC announces support of rebuilding Clayborn Temple
(WMC) - Tuesday morning, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) held a press conference outside of Clayborn Temple. The SCLC was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and others ...
Denver civil rights leader passes away
DENVER — Reverend James D. Peters, Jr., a civil rights activist and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., passed away ...
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Martin Luther King Jr.: The man, his mission, and the aftermath of his assassination
Dr. Martin Luther ... King into the national spotlight as a leading advocate for nonviolent resistance. Building on this success, in 1957, King co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership ...
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Impending release of MLK Jr. assassination files opposed by King family
Documents related to the 1968 assassinations of Martin Luther King ... last week by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil rights group founded and run by King, lawyers for ...
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How Newspapers Struggled to Cover Martin Luther King Jr. and Segregation in the North
Eisenhower on October 03, 1966.Bettmann Archive—Getty Images Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King ... By 1965, King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) made ...