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Martin Luther King
$1.5M in donations to rebuild historic Black church in Memphis after arson attack
A coalition of philanthropic foundations has committed $1.5 million to support the rebuilding of Clayborn Temple, a historic Black church in Memphis and a cornerstone of the civil rights movement, after it was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack. The fire, set intentionally in the early morning hours of April 28, ravaged much of…
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Meet the black surgeon who saved Dr. Martin Luther King’s life after he was stabbed in 1958
Dr. Leo Cecil Maitland was a physician who did not discriminate against any of his patients,...
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Charles Alston, the 1st Black painter to highlight the forgotten women who made the Montgomery bus boycott successful
The Montgomery bus boycott which was staged from late 1955 to 1956 showed what local citizens...
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Georgia county to expunge Martin Luther King Jr.’s arrest record
A Georgia county prosecutor has vowed to expunge Martin Luther King Jr.’s arrest record...
