“Martin Luther King, Jr., pulling up a cross that was burned on the lawn of his home, as his son stands next to him.”
Atlanta, Georgia - 1960.
This day in history:
Martin Luther King, Jr., aged 39, is assassinated by James Earl Ray while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
April 4, 1968 - 44 years ago today.
“Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leads a crowd of 125,000 Vietnam War protesters in front of the United Nations in New York on April 15, 1967, as he voices a repeated demand to ‘Stop the bombing.’”
“Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leads a crowd of 125,000 Vietnam War protesters in front of the United Nations in New York on April 15, 1967, as he voices a repeated demand to ‘Stop the bombing.’” (AP Photo)
During the summer of 1963, a political rally was planned in support of civil and economic rights of African Americans.
In late August, hundreds of thousands of people would congregate in Washington D.C. for the event, known as the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.”
From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the memorable moment of the day (and years later of the century) was a 17 minute speech that had the crowd in awe.
It was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
August 28, 1963 - 48 years ago today.
