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What will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (and Inauguration Day) 2025?
typically remain open on MLK Day. That includes national parks, where entrance fees will be waived (at those parks that charge for admission) in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It’s one of ...
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Rev. Al Sharpton holds event to honor Martin Luther King Jr. at Metropolitan AME Church
WASHINGTON - D.C. was buzzing with activity Monday as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the presidential ... and there was a viewing for Rosa Parks here in the 2000s — two historical figures ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day march, student plaque unveiling set for Jan. 20 in Victorville
Local leaders are preparing to host the 17th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Peace March ... Nine months before Rosa Parks's famous act of civil disobedience, 15-year-old Claudette ...
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MLK Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South w/ Jeanne Theoharis
On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg talks to Jeanne Theoharis about her new book, “King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life ... Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” won ...
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Man MLK called ‘chief counsel’ of the Civil Rights Movement honored with Alabama statue
Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a ... civil rights leaders like King, Rosa Parks and ...