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Participants talked about the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956, the history of the civil rights movement, and previewed an HBO production on the boycott. Following their remarks they answ…

President Bush and three former presidents, national politicians, as well as civil rights and religious leaders paid tribute to the life and memory of Coretta Scott King at a funeral service…

Events surrounding the funeral of Coretta Scott King were shown. Ms. King’s casket arrived at the Georgia State Capitol Rotunda in Atlanta. Members of the public paid respect to the civil ri…

Events surrounding the funeral of Coretta Scott King were shown. Ms. King’s casket arrived at the Georgia State Capitol Rotunda in Atlanta. Members of the public paid respect to the civil ri…

Events surrounding the funeral of Coretta Scott King were shown. Ms. King’s casket arrived at the Georgia State Capitol Rotunda in Atlanta. Members of the public paid respect to the civil ri…

Events surrounding the funeral of Coretta Scott King were shown. Ms. King’s casket arrived at the Georgia State Capitol Rotunda in Atlanta. Members of the public paid respect to the civil ri…

Participants gathered at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where in 1965 the civil rights movement gained national attention when white law enforcement officers used physical force to prevent voting…

President Bush spoke to a group gathered in the East Room about civil rights and rededicated the day as a national holiday in memory of Martin Luther King. The Texas Southern University d…

Design finalists and judges participated in the unveiling of the winning design for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. The memorial will be located on the National Mall. The Roma …

Civil rights activists spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the 30th Anniversary March on Washington entitled, “Jobs, Justice and Peace.” The march, whose participants suppor…

Participants talked about the legacy of the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr. at a rally to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington in which Dr. King gave h…

Participants talked about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement at a ceremony to unveil and dedicate a plaque commemorating the 1963 March on Washington and…

Participants honored the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. They spoke about the success of the civil right movement to date. Some of those in attendance were Senator Max Cleland, D-Georgia, …

The King Holiday Commission and the NBA joined in a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and accomplishments. His wife, Coretta Scott King, and Attorney General Janet Reno spoke…

Members of civil rights organizations participated in a news conference following a three-hour workshop to develop an agenda for the upcoming 30th-Anniversary March on Washington. The event,…

Coretta Scott King, the widow of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke on the progress of civil rights in America following the legacy of her husband, who had been assassin…

Coretta Scott King, Founder, and President of Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, spoke to an audience on current civil rights issues in a ceremony commemorating Bla…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, the State, and the Judiciary heard testimony from Coretta Scott King concerning the Martin Luther King Holiday Commission and appr…

Correta Scott King addressed The King Center with a speech entitled “State of the Dream Address”

President George H.W. Bush signed legislation to make Martin Luther King day a federal holiday. Coretta Scott King delivered remarks and gives her thanks for the signing of this bill. Mrs. K…