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Architect says Removing Inscription from MLK Memorial Will Destroy It

By kisbahlayish on | From musicalsoulfoodradio.com
An organizer of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is criticizing plans to remove an inscription from the monument, saying the changes will threaten the design.   Do You Like this Article? Then Like Us on Facebook.   The National Park Service said Friday it would replace it with a full quotation from the civil rights leader. Critics had complained the abbreviated quote on the memorial didn't accurately reflect King's words. Harry Johnson is the president and CEO of the Martin...Read Full Story

The Day Martin Luther King Died - Unpublished Photos

By cozygirl on | From vintage-everyday.blogspot.com
On April 4, 1968, LIFE photographer Henry Groskinsky and writer Mike Silva, on assignment in Alabama, learned that Martin Luther King, Jr., had been shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. The two men jumped into their car, raced the 200 miles to the scene of the crime, and there — to their astonishment — found that they had unfettered access to the hotel’s grounds; to the abandoned buildings from which the rifle shot likely came; to Dr. King’s room; and to the bleak, blood-stained balcony...Read Full Story

Park Service to remove inscription on MLK Memorial - CBS News

By keyfunds on | From latestbusinessreport.com
msnbc.com Park Service to remove inscription on MLK Memorial CBS News FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2012 file photo, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial stands in Washington. The National Park Service plans to remove an inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington and replace it with a full quotation ... Martin Luther King Jr. quotation to be replaced on memorial Washington Post King's full 'drum major' quote to be restored USA TODAY Correct Martin Luther King Jr. quote to be...Read Full Story

Patricia Stephens Due, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 72

By up2datenews on | From up2datenews.com
The cause was thyroid cancer, her daughter Johnita Due said. She had moved to Smyrna, an Atlanta suburb, to be near her family after living in Miami. At 13, Patricia Stephens challenged Jim Crow orthodoxy by trying to use the “whites only” window at a Dairy Queen. As a college student, she led demonstrations to integrate lunch counters, theaters and swimming pools and was repeatedly arrested. As a young mother, she pushed two children in a stroller while campaigning for the rights of...Read Full Story

Park service to fix King inscription - Boston Globe

By keyfunds on | From latestbusinessreport.com
Boston Globe Park service to fix King inscription Boston Globe AP The inscription on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial will be replaced with a full quote from the civil rights leader. WASHINGTON - The National Park Service announced plans yesterday to remove an inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. quotation to be replaced on memorial Washington Post Quote will be replaced at King memorial Philadelphia Inquirer Park Service to correct quote on MLK memorial...Read Full Story
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Flawed quote to be replaced on MLK memorial
The correction to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr memorial's so-called "drum major" quotation will better reflect King's original meaning in a sermon he delivered two months before he was assassinated.  
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Smithsonian Channel Screens MLK: THE ASSASSINATION TAPES 2/12
Smithsonian Channel celebrates Black History Month in February with ... The story of the last days of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is told through rare television and radio news accounts, much of which has not been seen or heard since 1968.  
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Peace Community Center's Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration [Rescheduled...
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Google Calendar Yahoo Calendar Aol Calendar Windows Live Calendar Outlook Calendar (iCal) The show must go on! Our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration has been rescheduled for February 12th 2012.  
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MUNCIE BLACK HISTORY: The Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Team
In 2000, a diverse group of Muncie residents created the Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Team, an organization that represents the spirit of King's dream of equality. The group, started by Phyllis Bartleson and the late Bea Moten-Foster, created ...  
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Head of MLK memorial foundation upset with proposed change to King Monument...
WASHINGTON — An organizer of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is criticizing plans to strip off an inscription from the monument, saying the changes will threaten the design. The National park Service said Friday it would remove the inscription ...  
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