The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Preaching peace, yet struck down by violence, the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reshaped America’s urban spaces and fundamentally changed how the country remembers this civil rights leader.
Preaching peace, yet struck down by violence, the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reshaped America’s urban spaces and fundamentally changed how the country remembers this civil rights leader.
A photograph of Mahalia Jackson in 1964 offers a window on the role of music in the civil rights movement.
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