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THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1974 

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

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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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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

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 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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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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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 PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1963

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

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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

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THE NEW YORK TIMES., Aug. 11, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release
* Desegregation and voters' rights movement

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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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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

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

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 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

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 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 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 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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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

THE WORKER, New York, March 4, 1956

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

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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 VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 18, 1968

* Central Park be-in against racism (Yippies)
* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination - funeral
* Eldridge Cleaver & Bobby… more

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, Mass., March 11, 1965 

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

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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 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 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 VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, April 4, 1968

* Columnist Nat Hentoff - NYC police
* Be-in at Central Park advertisement
* Protest to End the War in Vietnam
* Date Martin… 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

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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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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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 1, 2006

* Coretta Scott King death
* Martin Luther King's wife
* Civil Right activist
* African American equality

The front page has a two column heading: "She… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 9, 1968

* Poor People's Campaign - demonstration march
* Post Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
* Ralph Abernathy - A. D. King photos
* Early Jerry Garcia… more

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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THE DETROIT NEWS, May 21, 1963

* Birmingham campaign movement - Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr. & Negro students protest

The front page has a one column heading: "Schools Bar 1,000 Negroes"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1960

* Martin Luther King Jr.
* John F. Kennedy - JFK
* 1960 Presidential campaign

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Negro Unit Charges King Aids… more

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, June 11, 1977

* James Earl Ray escapes prison
* Martin Luther King Jr. murderer

The front page has headline that reads: "Massive manhunt under way for Ray"… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 24, 1956

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures

This publication, The Worker, represents the official

WALL STREET JOURNAL, Pacific Coast Edition, March 18, 1965  On the front page under the heading "World Wide" reports "Johnson Sent his new Negro voting bill to Congress"; "Alabama Officials were… 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 PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 13, 1965 

* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Fight for Civil Rights era original

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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 18, 1961

* Albany Movement - Georgia
* Desegregation & voters' rights
* re. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Freedom Riders trial protests - arrests

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SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Aug. 25, 1968

* Fort Hood 43 - Negro soldiers protest
* Democratic National Convention
* Chicago, Illinois - Killeen, Texas

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, New York, March 10, 1965

* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* 2nd march try - failure

The front page has a very small heading: "Civil Rights… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1961

* Albany Movement - Georgia
* Desegregation & voters' rights
* Freedom Riders trial protests - arrests

The top of page 51 has a one column heading: "ALBANY,… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1999

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

The front page has a small one column… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1965

* Post Selma to Montgomery march
* Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights
* re. Viola Liuzzo murder - memorial service

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THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Dec. 21, 1956

* Montgomery bus boycott ends
* Racial segregation to integration
* Civil rights movement - MLK

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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