I was astonished reading Terry Prone's contribution on the very flawed David Garrow essay on Martin Luther King in which very serious accusations are made. Insufficient health-warnings accompany the piece regarding the credibility of the information on which accusations are based.

The Rev Martin Luther King fought for many issues throughout his life as a minister and the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaking out against various barriers holding back black people, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans.

America loathes marchers but loves martyrs, writes Jesse Jackson, and that fatal bullet in Memphis 50 years ago made Martin Luther King Jr a martyr for the ages.

Clara Ester’s eyes were fixed on the Rev Martin Luther King as he stood on the concrete balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

Bill ‘Dady’ Hogan, a 73-year-old retired cheesemaker, often thinks of Martin Luther King. 

The daughter of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr has remembered him as "the apostle of non-violence" as admirers marked the 50th anniversary of his assassination with marches, speeches and quiet reflection.

Hundreds of people are gathering at a union headquarters hours before a march marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr in Memphis.

"It was a very sad and dark time for me."

The 39-year-old leader of the US civil rights movement was shot and killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennesse.

Yes, you read that right.

"When a president insists that our nation needs more citizens from white states like Norway, I don’t think we need to spend any time even talking about what it says and what it is."

In 1966, an Irishman was blamed for bringing New York to a standstill. Described by Martin Luther King as ‘a man the ages will remember’, Ryle Dwyer chronicles the life of Mike Quill 

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