Tag: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Alabama Capital renames Confederate street to honor civil rights leader Fred...
The first capital of the Confederacy has renamed a street honoring the Confederate president to recognize a Black civil rights lawyer instead,...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day service calls for nonviolence amid turbulent...
Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration in Atlanta called Monday for a renewed dedication to nonviolence following a...
Martin Luther King holiday offers stage for Democratic hopefuls
As Americans commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., Democratic presidential hopefuls are fanning out across the country to honor the civil rights leader and make...
Alabama lawmaker John Rogers seeks to separate MLK, Robert E. Lee...
A Birmingham lawmaker wants to separate the Alabama holiday that jointly honors slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Confederate Gen. Robert...