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KING: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Was An American Patriot

by Dr. Alveda King August 31, 2022September 1, 2022

My memory will always be of an uncle who loved America too much to not push her towards becoming her best self.

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous, "I Have a Dream," speech during the Aug. 28, 1963, march on Washington, D.C.

JOSEPH/DANIELS: Teaching Dr. King as an Antidote to Violence

by Dr. Shawn Joseph and Dr. Matthew Daniels August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

"The story of the abolition of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War is familiar, as is the civil rights revolution that trans- formed the nation after World War II." (Courtesy of Lone Star College)

A History of Hate: ‘If Emancipation Came in Lincoln’s America, Why Was It Necessary to March in Martin Luther King Jr.’s America?’

by Stacy M. Brown June 1, 2022June 2, 2022

Martin Luther King Jr.

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: ‘A Morally Inclement Climate’

by Marian Wright Edelman April 13, 2022April 13, 2022

This photo of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was taken during a press conference in November 1964. (Dick DeMarsico/NYWTS/CC)

JESSE JACKSON: At Black History Month 2022, The Work of Dr. King is Still Not Done

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. February 9, 2022February 10, 2022

This photo of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was taken during a press conference in November 1964. (Dick DeMarsico/NYWTS/CC)

MALVEAUX: The Maladjusted Madness Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

by Julianne Malveaux January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Former U.S. Education Secretary John King Jr. speaks during a community gathering to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Glenarden Municipal Building in Glenarden, Maryland, on Jan. 17, the federal King holiday. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Prince George’s Residents Honor Dr. King

by William J. Ford January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

MLK Memorial Issue

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Lost’ 1962 Speech

by WI Web Staff January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

**FILE** Martin Luther King speaking at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963

EDITORIAL: We Must Save Our Democracy

by WI Editorial Staff January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X waiting for press conference, March 26, 1964. (Photo: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)

BAILEY: Economic/Political Guidance from Two Master Teachers

by WI Guest Author November 3, 2021December 21, 2021