Martin Luther King

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New MLK statue in Boston is greeted with a mix of open arms, consternation and laughs

Anastasia Tsioulcas

A new public art monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. It immediately drew consternation and jeers as well as plaudits.

Biden is the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

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Biden becomes the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at MLK's church

Giulia Heyward

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta until his assassination.

An artist's rendering of "The Embrace," a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that will be unveiled in Boston in 2023.

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Boston breaks ground on a Martin Luther King memorial of its own

Tovia Smith

More than seven decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lived, studied and preached in Boston, the city will soon have a memorial honoring him and Coretta Scott King, who met each other there.

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Listen To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speak At Dartmouth In 1962

Today on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re revisiting a lecture the influential civil rights leader gave in the spring of 1962 at Dartmouth…

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Martin Luther King Day Special

Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up listening to and singing church songs, and saw gospel and folk music as natural tools to further the civil rights…