Historic Newspapers: Search Results

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

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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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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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, April 5, 1969

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

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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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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1961

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

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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 PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1963

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

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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)

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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 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 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, 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 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, 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, July 19, 1960

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

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

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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 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

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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.

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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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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

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 NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr. about to make history
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* "I Have A Dream" speech fame (day of)

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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

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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

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1960

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

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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 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, Kansas, March 16, 1965 

* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 
* Martin Luther King Jr.

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THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, June 10, 1968  The front page has a headline "Pilgrimages Continue at Grave -- Millions Mourn Kennedy". "The pilgrimage of mourners to the grave of Robert F.… 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

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, May 4, 1963

* Birmingham, Alabama
* Race riots - Negroes
* Martin Luther King Jr.

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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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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 26, 1965

* Selma to Montgomery AL Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Viola Liuzzo murder

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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 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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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 NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1961

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

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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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