Coretta Scott King, widow of the slain civil rights leader, is seen with a portrait of her late husband on January 14, 1972, at a time when she was lobbying to have his birthday declared a federal holiday.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 18, 2010 - President Barack Obama, the First
Lady, and senior administration leaders, including Veterans Affairs
Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, participated in community service projects
to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. national day of service. “Dr. King
dedicated his life to advancing social justice and equal opportunity
for all,” Obama said. “But more than forty years after his death,
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 17, 2010 - Speaking in a church where Martin
Luther King Jr. once preached more than half a century ago on "The
Challenge of a New Age," President Barack Obama talked about the
challenges and accomplishments of King's generation. King "understood
that the desegregation of the Armed Forces didn't end the civil rights
movement, because black and white soldiers still couldn't sit together
at the same lunch counter when they came home. But he still insisted on
the rightness of desegregating the Armed Forces. That was a good first
step - even as he called for more," Obama told congregants of the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. Transcript | Video | Proclamation
FORT MYER, Va., Jan. 15, 2010 - The Rev. Samuel Kyles, who was with Martin Luther King Jr. when he was shot, spoke with soldiers, Marines and civilians Friday about the importance of dreams to every single person on the planet. Story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today challenged the Defense Department and all Americans to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy during a Pentagon observance in advance of the Jan. 18 holiday that marks the civil rights leader’s birth. Story
FORT LEWIS, Wash., Jan. 14, 2010 Contemplating the meaning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, David W. Kuhns Sr., editor of the Fort Lewis Northwest Guardian, offers a commentary on the importance of continuing the introspection King used to prompt social change.
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MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga., Jan. 14, 2010 - As Americans pause
to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., officials at
Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany recognized the occasion Tuesday at the
Base Chapel. Story
Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on August 28, 1963.
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