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Martin Luther King Jr. and the Grassroots Struggle in Memphis

April 6, 2018April 13, 2018 Charles W. McKinney Activism, Civil Rights Movement, Historical Memory, Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis, MLK and American Cities

*This post is part of our forum on Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American cities. People from around the world

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Workers’ Rights in Baltimore

April 4, 2018April 7, 2018 Jane Berger Baltimore, capitalism, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK and American Cities, Resistance

*This post is part of our forum on Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American cities. In 1968, municipal sanitation workers

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The King of Atlanta: Martin Luther King Jr. and Public Memory

April 3, 2018April 7, 2018 Maurice J. Hobson Activism, Atlanta, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Historical Memory, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK and American Cities

*This post is part of our forum on Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American cities. On April 4th, the world

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Memorializing Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, DC

April 2, 2018April 7, 2018 Marya McQuirter Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK and American Cities, Washington DC

*This post is part of our forum on Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American cities. My introduction to Reverend

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Milwaukee: 200 Nights and a Tragedy

April 2, 2018April 7, 2018 Mark Speltz Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK and American Cities

*This post is part of our forum on Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American cities. The tragic murder of Dr.

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