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‘How Long Not Long’ – The Promise and Warning of Dr. King’s Montgomery Speech Six Decades Later

Today, 61 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous Alabama speech, "How Long, Not Long," reminding us that the arc of the moral universe bends only when we bend it.
The Oaklandside

She’s 42, a mom, and unemployed. Oakland’s community colleges could change her life

California community colleges get far less state funding than Universities of California or Cal States. Yet they’re powerful ...
Canton Repository

Canton commemorates Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 visit to the city

Canton held its inaugural commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 visit, featuring his cousin Joel King.
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Bayard Rustin - Martin Luther King Jr.'s out and proud advisor

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the biggest protest America had ever seen. It culminated in Civil Rights ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Ov…

Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public ...