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Nation Apr 04

360 video: How these 3 African American businesses survived decades of turmoil

By Deema Zein, Mahlia Posey

Nation Apr 05

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Memphis activist who remembers Martin Luther King Jr.’s last days is still fighting

In Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days, he traveled to Memphis to lend his voice to the city's black sanitation workers, who were protesting poor working conditions. Fred Davis, who helped negotiate an end to the strike, marched with King…

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Nation Apr 05

Watch Robert Kennedy’s moving remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.

After Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, Kennedy delivered a meditation that mourned King, embraced his message of non-violence and challenged America to confront the “mindless menace of violence” that pervades society.

By Mary Fecteau

Nation Jan 20

Lost speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. surfaces in New York

In November 2013, an intern at the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y., uncovered the only known recording of a speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sept. 12, 1962, at the Park Sheraton Hotel in New…

By Stephen Fee

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President Obama: ‘I Have Not Made a Decision’ on Syria

President Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria.

Aug 24

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Watch MLK, III Speak at 50th Anniversary of MOW

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Jan 21

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‘We Are Made for This Moment’: Obama’s Address Stressed Equality, Fairness

'We Are Made for This Moment': Obama's Address Stressed Equality, Fairness…

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Jan 16

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In Smaller Voices, ‘I Have a Dream’ Echoes Again Over National Mall

For the past seven years on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, children from a Washington, D.C., elementary school have climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to proclaim "I have a dream," just as Dr. King did 48 years ago.

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Oct 17

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Obama, Civil Rights Leaders Formally Dedicate MLK Memorial

Tens of thousands of people gathered Sunday in Washington to formally dedicate the National Mall's newest destination, a memorial honoring the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Gwen Ifill reports.

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Aug 26

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MLK Memorial Emerges From Stone on National Mall, After Decades of Planning

This weekend's dedication ceremony for the new memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been postponed due to Hurricane Irene, but the public has already had an opportunity to reflect on the newest monument in Washington. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

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