Tag: Martin Luther King

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4th April 1968: Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee

4th April 2022
Tagged as: Assassination, Civil Rights, Conspiracy, Martin Luther King, Murder, Racism, USA

On the 4th April 1968, Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 39.

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25th March 1965: The Selma to Montgomery March ends at the Alabama State Capitol

25th March 2021
Tagged as: Alabama, Civil Rights, Johnson, March, Martin Luther King, Montgomery, Protest, Racism, Selma

The marchers arrived in Montgomery on 25 March, where King made his ‘How Long, Not Long’ speech to a crowd of more than 25,000 people.

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20th January 1986: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day first observed as a federal holiday

20th January 2021
Tagged as: America, Civil Rights, Holiday, Martin Luther King, Racism, United States, USA

President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law on 2 November 1983.