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Utah was the last state to recognize MLK Day, after Salt Lake City honored King by renaming 600 South.
While MLK Day was approved as a federal holiday in 1983, Utah was the last state to recognize it, almost 20 years later. In 1985, Terry Lee Williams—Utah's first African American state ...
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Black History Month: Descendants of MLK, Coretta Scott, and Gandhi speak on the legacy of their ancestors on the Eastern Shore
We’ve all heard the names MLK, Coretta Scott, and Gandhi associated with rights for all, but did you know about the ...
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The strength and endurance of Black love
The 22-foot-tall sculpture The Embrace, in the Boston Common, symbolizes the strength of Black love. It symbolizes the love of a power couple and the hug Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott ...
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Pulitzer Prize winning author speaks at Tompkins County Public Library
On Feb. 10, journalist and biographer Jonathan Eig visited the Tompkins County Public Library to speak about his book “King: ...