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Dr. King was born Michael Luther King Jr. He later changed his name to Martin. |
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is featured as the Passport® National Stamp! |
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Greetings!
Monday, January 21 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It is a day that commemorates the life and legacy of one of the main architects of the American Civil Rights movement and his dedication to non-violent social reform. Dr. King's vision was immortalized in his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929 in his grandfather's house. He lived there until he was 12 years old. After completing seminary and earning his doctorate, he became the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Dr. King is one of the most recognizable figures of the Civil Rights Movement. He played a major role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955, which resulted in a U.S. District Court ruling that ended racial segregation on Montgomery city buses. He then went on to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference along with other key Civil Rights activists in 1957. In 1963, Dr. King led the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where he delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. The impact of the March and specifically of Dr. King's speech was indelible, leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin and effectively ending segregation in schools and public buildings.
Read more about Dr.King here. |
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|  The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial honors a man of conscience, the freedom movement of which he was a beacon, and his message of freedom, equality, justice, and love. It was the first on the National Mall devoted not to a United States President or war hero but to a citizen activist for civil rights and peace. This porcelain magnet measures 3 by 2 1/4 inches.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, where his birth home is preserved
The King Center-founded by Dr. King's wife, Coretta Scott King, after his assassination
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, located on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, which commemorates the events and people of the 1965 Voting Rights March in Alabama
Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site explores the case that ended legal segregation in public schools
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitewhere nine African-American teenagers entered the newly integrated school for the first time, testing the decision of the case of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka |
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You can celebrate the history, influence, and accomplishments with products about Dr. King, the Civil Rights Movement, and other influential African-Americans here.
Sincerely,
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Eastern National |
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