Forty Years After His Murder, Martin Luther King'S Legacy Looms Large In The U.SWashington D.C. reflects on its past and future forty years after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, the public face of the American Civil Rights Movement. Reuters Television revisits the streets most damaged by the 1968 riots that were triggered by Dr. King's murder. The streets of Washington D.C. around the so-called U Street Corridor are a thriving, vibrant, multi-cultural mix of bars, restaurants and trendy apartment blocks.
History Shorts, MLK's Final CauseIn the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. expanded his cause beyond Civil Rights, and advocated to lift all Americans out of poverty.
Mother of Kings, The True Untold Story of Mrs. Alberta KingThe True Untold Story of Mrs. Alberta King, the Mother of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. See how Mrs. King, the Matriarch of the First Family of Non-Violence, experienced extreme violence when she was tragically shot and killed at church.
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Dr. Bernice KingThe daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Bernice Albertine King is a connector, communicator, community builder and CEO of The King Center.
John LewisCivil rights leader, US Congressman
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