The 'Freedom Movement' for civil rights was a turning point in history - Martin Luther King Jr said there was one genre of music essential to powering it.

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For Mr. Person, the campaign was an illustration of the power of nonviolence and collective action. It was also a deeply ...

Marchers carry signs during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Aug. 28, 1963. During the march, the Rev. Dr. Martin ...

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The Freedom Riders’ journey began on May ... a leading figure in the city’s civil rights movement, where he was joined by other riders including Peck. Most local doctors refused to treat ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s social justice movement was facing overwhelming obstacles, including a White backlash to Black ...

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue present the acclaimed cross-cultural concert Soul ...

The black and white volunteers, known as Freedom Riders ... the president invoked a rallying cry of the civil rights movement. An SCLC staffer watching the speech with Reverend Martin Luther ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the legacy of the American civil rights icon, is this month. Here's what you should know.