1968 Part 2
During this era of 1968, massive changes existed in America plus the world. The unjust murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968 changed our country.
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The Latest: Stevie Wonder releases ‘Dream Still Lives’ video
The Latest on commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. : Stevie Wonder has released a video featuring celebrities espousing the need to continue the works of the Rev.
Hundreds gather for MLK march in Memphis
The Latest on commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. : The rapper Common and pop singer Sheila E have the crowd dancing and bobbing their heads before the start of a march honoring the Rev.
50 Years After King’s Assassination, Lessons From His Life and Death Still Resonate
Martin Luther King, Jr., was cut down by an assassin's bullet on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, many of the issues to which he dedicated his life remain at the forefront of our national debate. ," University of New Hampshire historian Jason Sokol explores how King's assassination and the response to it shaped the civil rights movement and activists who came after him.
Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, YouTube shooting: 5 things you need to know Wednesday
On the night of April 4, 1968, a news bulletin shook the USA to its core: Martin Luther King Jr., the most visible and important leader of the civil rights movement, was dead, killed by an assassin's bullet in Memphis at the age of 39. Of the many tumultuous events of 1968 , the King assassination was one of the most earth-shattering. The news touched off race riots in Washington, D.C., Chicago and dozens of other cities, causing damage that took decades to repair.
Commitment to King’s unfinished work remains 50 years later
In this May 2, 1969 file photo, Rev. Ralph David Abernathy gives the victory sign as he is escorted back to jail from Charleston County Court in Charleston, S.C., wear he and others were taken for hearings on violating an injunction limiting pickets at two hospitals.
MLK tackled many issues in his lifetime. Where are we now?
In this Feb. 22, 1956, file photo, Rosa Parks is fingerprinted by police Lt. D.H. Lackey in Montgomery, Ala., two months after refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger on Dec. 1, 1955.
CNN’s Van Jones on Trump’s First Year, Martin Luther King Jr. and Activism
The TV pundit and former Obama green-jobs adviser talks the first year of Trump, civility in politics and big goals for his new CNN series Badly, if you would like the country to find common ground and solve problems together. He gave rich business interests a big tax break, and he gave his working-class, populist base NFL players to be mad at.
Too old for DACA, man who spent 30 years of his lifea
Jorge Garcia, 39, of Lincoln Park, hugs his wife and two kids before being escorted by ICE agents to be deported to Mexico, on Jan. 15, 2018, at Detroit Metro Airport. Erik Shelley Jorge Garcia, 39, of Lincoln Park, Mich., hugs his wife, Cindy Garcia, and their two children Jan. 15, 2018, at Detroit Metro Airport moments before being forced to board a flight to Mexico to be deported.
The Latest: Widows of police officers, others have MLK talk
In this July 25, 2016 file photo, a member of Baton Rouge police Cpl. Montrell Jackson's unit kneels and touches his casket during his funeral service in Baton Rouge, La.
Community urged to keep up civil rights fight
PORTSMOUTH – Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day service mixed praise for the fallen civil rights leader with pointed words for President Donald Trump and what they saw as the tone of his administration. Referring to a reported vulgar comment Trump made last week, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., said to loud applause that “the words we have heard from this president are disgraceful.” “It is language and a message that we teach our children to reject yet we hear it coming from the highest office in our nation,” Hassan said during the annual service that was held at the North Church in downtown Portsmouth.
Young Hong Kong activists in court to appeal prison terms
Dead men tell no tales, but there's new evidence that somebody aboard the pirate Blackbeard's flagship harbored books among the booty. Dead men tell no tales, but there's new evidence that somebody aboard the pirate Blackbeard's flagship harbored books among the booty.
At Martin Luther King Jr. Day Event, Speakers Seek Inspiration From King’s Words, Urge Action
Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin gave a scalding opening remark about our country's current political state during the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast at the Connecticut Convention Center Monday morning. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin gave a scalding opening remark about our country's current political state during the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast at the Connecticut Convention Center Monday morning.
Maxine Waters: MLK Would Be Marching to Impeach Trump
Rep. Maxine Waters took note of Martin Luther King Day Monday by tweeting that if civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was alive today he would "be marching not only for civil rights & protecting voting rights, but to urge Members of Congress to accept their responsibility to save the U.S. from a dangerous man who has no respect for our Constitution & no concern for strengthening our democracy."
The Latest: Biden says on MLK day American values challenged
Audience members greet one another at the start of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. annual commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
King children criticize Trump, decry racism on MLK holiday
Haitian and pro-Trump protesters yelled at each other from opposing corners just down the street from the president's Palm Beach Mar-a-Lago retreat. Bernice King, the daughter of the Rev.
Rep. John Lewis on how Martin Luther King Jr. would have handled Trump
Sen. John Lewis joined "The View" to discuss how Martin Luther King Jr. would have dealt with the Trump presidency. Lewis, one of the last surviving leaders of the U.S. civil rights movement, was among the original 13 Freedom Riders and was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee , a major organization of the movement in the 1960s.
Families affected by violence to have MLK Day conversation
In this June 27, 2017 photo, Ronald Smith gets on his bicycle after stopping at the Triple S Food Mart, where Alton Sterling was shot by police one year ago, in Baton Rouge, La. A year later, visitors routinely stop by the store to photograph the mural of Sterling's smiling face on its aluminum siding.
‘He is a racist’: Civil rights icon John Lewis says Trump …
U.S. Representative John Lewis , an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, revealed on Sunday that he cried after President Donald Trump reportedly referred to African nations as "shithole" countries. In an interview on ABC's This Week , host George Stephanopoulos asked Lewis to react to Trump's attempt to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. after reports said that the president had made racist remarks about African countries and Haitian refugees.
Administration plan sees deterrence in new nuclear firepower
Watching is Vice President Mike Pence. With Ru... The first Martin Luther King Jr. holiday of Donald Trump's presidency is taking place amid a racial firestorm of Trump's own making.