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The 15 Year Battle for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

On August 23, 1994, the King Holiday and Service Act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Inspired by King's life of service, Congressman John ...

HBO's Martin Luther King Jr. Documentary King in the Wilderness ...

HBO's King in the Wilderness Takes On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last Act. By Julia Felsenthal. March 30, 2018. Clockwise from rear left Nipsey Russell ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. - NAACP

... Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Nonviolent protest gains ... After his death, King was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. - Civil Rights Activists - Biography (Bio.)

King continues to be remembered as one of the most influential and inspirational Black leaders in history. Advertisement - Continue Reading ...

Protecting Martin Luther King, Jr. - Senator Steven Bradford

... Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Housing Act and his vocal approach to ending the war in Vietnam. He had a steadfast willingness to actively ...

Overview of Investigation Of Allegations Regarding The ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. These allegations emanate from Loyd Jowers, a former Memphis tavern owner, and Donald Wilson, a former agent with the ...

King Holiday and Service Act of 1994 103rd Congress (1993-1994)

Summary of H.R.1933 - 103rd Congress (1993-1994): King Holiday and Service Act of 1994. ... last 7 days, last 30 days. Section of Congressional Record. Daily ...

Lyndon B Johnson relationship with MLK - National Park Service

President Lyndon B Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King, Jr., and others, look on. July 2, 1964. Lyndon B. Johnson ...

Martin Luther King Jr. ‑ Biography, Quotes & Legacy | HISTORY

King survived, and the attempted assassination only reinforced his dedication to nonviolence: “The experience of these last few days has ...

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Timeline - Research Guides at LSU

After President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law, Martin ... Last Updated: Jun 6, 2023 8:54 AM; URL: https://guides.lib.lsu.edu/mlk; Print Page.

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s fair housing legacy

Congress passed the Fair Housing Act after Martin Luther King Jr.'s ... Last year the Trump administration repealed an Obama-era rule ...

Reclaiming King II - National Civil Rights Museum

... Act on July 2, 1964. Indeed, it was the most influential piece of civil ... King saw these new tactics emerging during his final years. In recoiling ...

Honoring Dr. King's Environmental Legacy

... Act of 1972, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. One of Dr. King's final fights for justice was the Memphis Sanitation Worker's Strike of 1968. When ...

Reflecting on MLK's Dream of Conquering Materialism by Creating ...

Though the term “environmental justice” was not yet coined at the time, many in the environmental justice movement acknowledge the importance of his final act ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - National Park Service

... Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. In the final years of his life, he expanded his focus to include poverty and the Vietnam War.

Martin Luther King, Jr.—facts and information - National Geographic

By the summer before his last year of college, King knew he was ... Act of 1964 and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. 0:46. Watch: The Martin ...

Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.] - The Africa Center

Then, last September, came the opportunity to talk with leaders of Birmingham's economic community. In the course of the negotiations, certain promises were ...

King assassination riots - Wikipedia

The King assassination riots, also known as the Holy Week Uprising, were a wave of civil disturbance which swept across the United States following the ...

The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., explained - Britannica

Each section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, explained · Each section of the ... Despite death threats and illness, King felt compelled to help the ...

Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? Was James Earl Ray framed?

Astride all this controversy for the last 40 years has been William Pepper, a New York lawyer and civil rights activist who knew and worked with ...


William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFtg1HPmvLhcq94VrxvuuQg1zRcxSdnTalhHYx95JorcG1FSLG

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".

Romeo and Juliet

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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, often shortened to Romeo and Juliet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families.