Resonating hope in the valleys of despair, King’s ‘Letter From Birmingham City Jail’ became a literary classic inspiring activists around the world.
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Martin Luther King Jr.: The Man, The March, the Dream
In the summer of 1963, a convergence of opportunities presented itself for the Civil Rights Movement to take a great leap forward. Grasping the historic potential of the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. sensed the need for a ‘sort of Gettysburg Address.’
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Tracking Down the Past: Harper’s Ferry
There were a half dozen so pivotal events occurring in the antebellum period of […]
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King’s Last Crusade
Martin Luther King went to Memphis in March 1968 to lead a peaceful demonstration in support of civil rights and economic justice. Instead, the city became his final battleground.
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Speaking American
An 1816 church election threw fuel on a fiery national debate about immigrants, patriotism […]
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Linking Lincoln’s leadership to the crises at hand
Lessons abound for the current occupant of the White House. This past June, while […]
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Book Review: The King Years, and Martin’s Dream
The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement by Taylor Branch, Simon […]
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Colin Powell’s Vietnam and the Making of an American Statesman
Colin Powell on lessons learned while serving in America’s second-longest war in an exclusive 2016 interview with HistoryNet’s Vietnam editor Chuck Springston
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William Rufus King: The Vice President Who Never Served
Many people know about William Henry Harrison, the president who died after serving just […]
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Looking Back Fondly on Glory: 20 Years Later
Andre Braugher, one of the stars from the classic Civil War film Glory, is interviewed by Jay Wertz.