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Gannett News Service takes a special multimedia look at a planned memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington. Plus link to related stories from Gannett newspapers and TV stations.
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Previewing the national memorial
Harry E. Johnson, President of the National Memorial Project, talks about the new memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. The project, which broke ground in November, will feature a wall of quotes from the famous civil rights leader. The memorial will be situated on the national mall facing the tidal basin.
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Mickey Welsh, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. concluded the Selma, Ala.,-to-Montgomery, Ala., march at the Alabama State House steps with his "How Long, Not Long" speech.
City where civil rights leader got his start pays special tribute
The celebration is particularly poignant in Montgomery, Ala., where the 1955-56 bus boycott launched King's career as a civil rights leader.
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The Rev. Joseph Lowery
Keith Williams, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal
Rev. who worked with King reiterates his civil rights message
Rev. Joseph Lowery co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Related links
Use these Web resources to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement:
- Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial
- The King Center
- Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, Georgia
- Nobel Foundation biography of King, 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Wikipedia entry
- Louisiana State University timeline of events in King's life
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