Martin Luther King Observances
Across the nation, presidential candidates, elected officials, and regular citizens join to remember the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1968 murder in Memphis, Tenn. -- and to consider the civil rights leader's legacy.
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This Story The Dream Goes on the March Article | The scene yesterday looked like a typical parade: glad-handing politicians, waving beauty queens and pompom-carrying cheerleaders. This Story Three Days of Fire Still Seared in Witnesses' Minds Article | F orty years ago today, the District was emerging from three days of riots that began after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This Story Civil Rights Groups Seeing Gradual End of Their Era Article | Forty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, the storied organizations that propelled the modern-day civil rights movement alongside him are either struggling to stay relevant or struggling to stay alive. This Story From Ruins To Rebirth Article | T he intersection where it all began that catastrophic night, the once-ragged corner of 14th and U streets, is now a crossroads at the center of Washington affluence. |
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