Events to Celebrate and Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy This MLK Day
An in-car rally, service opportunities, and more events this weekend
"...MLK) on Monday, Jan. 18, at 10:30am, to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy...."
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Seen / Soon: Jan. 12
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Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
Memphis native Sides is a great storyteller, and Hellhound often reads more like historical fiction than nonfiction
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The Feds' surveillance campaign of the civil rights icon placed in new context
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It's the day for you to deliver MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech
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Keeping Cesar Alive
Actor Ed Begley Jr. explains how he was inspired to write a musical honoring his friend Cesar Chavez
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