Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't born in Alabama, but his legacy and impact are felt throughout the state and in the heart of ...

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The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of ...

In a speech on August 11, 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said that the most persistent and urgent ...

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is ...

Black citizens make up 36% of the population in Mississippi and 27% in Alabama. King first rose to prominence in the 1950s as the leader of the boycott against the segregated bus system in ...