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THE DETROIT NEWS, April 2, 1965

* Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. going nationwide ?
* Post Selma to Montgomery, Alabama civil rights movement marches

The front page has a one… more

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1963

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Birmingham civil rights campaign
* Southern Christian Leadership Conference

The top of the back page has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1961

* Martin Luther King Jr.
* To act in a movie - film ?
* "Advise & Consent" role ?

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Dr. King to… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1960

* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Civil rights movement leader
* Acquitted of income tax evasion (perjury)

Page 21 has a small one column heading: "Dr. King Is… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, April 5, 1969

* Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated
* Civil rights movement leader
* One year anniversary of murder

The front page has a three column heading: "300 Join… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 20, 1956

* Dr. Thomas H. Brewer assassination 
* Columbus, Georgia NAACP chapter leader
* Martin Luther King Jr.'s lawyer indicted 
* Southern civil rights movement events  

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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1962

* The Albany Movement - Georgia
* Shiloh Baptist Church gathering
* Negroes - civil rights movement
* Martin Luther King… more

THE WORKER, New York, March 4, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Civil Rights movement leaders arrested 
* Martin Luther King Jr. - African Americans

This publication, The Worker,… more

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Nov. 12, 1984

* Martin Luther King Sr. death w/ photo
* African-American Baptist pastor
* Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church
* Father of civil rights leader namesake

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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 28, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and put in jail  (day of)

Page 6 has a two column heading: "Negro… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 11, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release

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DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 6, 1965

* Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights rally
* Crawfordville , Taliaferro co., Georgia
* re. desegregation in Southern schools

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DAILY WORKER, New York, March 20, 1956 

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott trial
* Only 3 of 93 Negro leaders have charges dropped
* Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

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THE DETROIT NEWS, July 28, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights movement
* Martin Luther King Jr. announces visit

The bottom of page 6-B has a one column heading: "Integration Leader to Speak… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 15, 1956

* Civil Rights Movement - school segregation 
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 12, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Letter to the editor -… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 5, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Rare mention of "I Have A Dream" quote

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1963  The front page has a column-wide article "SUSPECT CHARGED IN EVERS MURDER" with subhead "Mississippi Salesman, 42, Seized After Fingerprints on Rifle Are Checked".… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1974 

* Alberta Williams King killed 
* Martin Luther King Jr. mother 
* Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov defects 

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LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Oct. 26, 1960

* Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months hard labor
* Would be released on this day with the help of JFK
* re. Atlanta sit-ins - re. John… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 15, 1963

* Canadian actress Madeleine Sherwood arrest
* Civil rights movement in Gadsden, Alabama
* Freedom walk with Martin Luther… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 30, 1963 

* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech fame
* March on Washington D.C. (THE DAY AFTER)
* Fight for Civil Rights era original

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THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 6, 1965

* Selma & Marion MS demonstrations
* Civil Rights - Voting
* Martin Luther King Jr.

The front page has a one column heading: "King Seeks LBJ… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Aug. 28, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr.
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* "I Have A Dream" speech fame

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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 14, 1986

* Martin Luther King Jr. Day inauguration
* Radio City Music Hall dedication
* First observance of this federal holiday
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1999

* James Farmer death (first report)_
* Civil rights activist movement leader
* Partnered with Martin Luther King Jr.

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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 27, 1968

* Martin Luther king Jr. benefit concert
* Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Aretha Franklin - Sonny & Cher and more
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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 13, 1964

* St. Augustine movement - Florida
* "We Shall Overcome" (song) march
* Martin Luther King Jr. in jail
* Civil Rights Act of 1964 prelude

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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., September 18, 1963

* 16th Street Baptist Church disaster
* Birmingham, Alabama church bombing
* African-American girls killed - funerals

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THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 22, 1967

* Martin Luther King Jr. speech
* Hospital workers in Harlem
* "We shall overcome. No lie can live forever"
* LAST ONE IN… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 6, 1963

* Birmingham, Alabama
* "Children's Crusade"
* Race riots - Negroes
* Martin Luther King Jr.

The front page of this issue has a two line,… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 10, 1968

* James Earl Ray captured
* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination suspect

This 24 page newspaper has a three line headline on the front… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 19, 1956

* During Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Rare "Negro Freedom Edition" with MLK 

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 11, 1965 

* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 
* Martin Luther King Jr. - Civil Rights March
* Minister James Reeb beating (death)

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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 11, 1965 

* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 
* Martin Luther King Jr. - Civil Rights March
* Minister James Reeb beating (death)

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DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 22, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Negroes hold meeting to continue 
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures

This publication, The Worker, represents the official

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 20, 1956

* re. Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* 27 year old Martin Luther King Jr.
* 1960's Civil Rights movement in it's infancy

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THE DETROIT NEWS, December 29, 1956 

* Black pregnant woman Rosa Jordan shot dead
* Martin Luther King Jr. becoming known
* Montgomery, Alabama bus segregation ending

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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. March 8, 1966 

* Voting Rights Act of 1965 
* Civil Rights movement in the South
* United States Supreme Court 
 * South Carolina v. Katzenbach

The top of page 6 has a one… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1960

* Civil Rights Act signed into law
* President Dwight Eisenhower

The top of page 12 has one column heading: "EISENHOWER SIGNS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL" with photo of… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Civil Rights Movement 
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 29, 1963

* Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village
* Civil Rights rally - racial equality & voting rights
* Pre-March on… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2, 1965

* Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi
* Post Herbert Lee (activist) murder
* French artist & writer Tom Ungerer
*… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 18, 1965

* Judge grants Selma to Montgomery march
* Amos Alonzo Stagg death (1st report)
* Cosmonaut Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov, 1st ever human space… more

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, May 14, 1868  Page 6 carries a 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch advertisement "WANTED BY FBI" for James Earl Ray and the list of all of his aliasas. "James Earl Ray, a Missouri… more

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 4, 1964

* Mississippi civil rights arrests
* James Chaney & more
* Philadelphia, Mississippi

This 8 page newspaper has a three… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Aug. 22, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Community notice for bus & train trips to the event
* MLK "I… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 23, 1964

* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS (1st report)

The front page has a one column heading: "3 Disappear In Dixie… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 27, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Civil Rights movement leaders arrested 
* Reverend Adam Clayton Powell speaks out 

This publication, The Worker, represents the