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- Handheld Advertising Fan Showing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968-1970 -
- 1968-1970
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Handheld Advertising Fan Showing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968-1970
- Pajama Set Worn by Martin Luther King, Jr. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wore these pajamas while staying at the Selma, Alabama, home of his friends, Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson. During the struggle to win voting rights in the 1960s, King would stay with the Jacksons. He was at ease in their home, King even held meetings with his Southern Christian Leadership Conference lieutenants while dressed in these pajamas.
- April 01, 1965
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Pajama Set Worn by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wore these pajamas while staying at the Selma, Alabama, home of his friends, Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson. During the struggle to win voting rights in the 1960s, King would stay with the Jacksons. He was at ease in their home, King even held meetings with his Southern Christian Leadership Conference lieutenants while dressed in these pajamas.
- Record Album "The Congressional Record: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," 1980 -
- 1980
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Record Album "The Congressional Record: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," 1980
- Funeral Program, "Obsequies Martin Luther King Jr.," April 9, 1968 -
- April 09, 1968
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Funeral Program, "Obsequies Martin Luther King Jr.," April 9, 1968
- What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?, 1990 - The first Martin Luther King holiday was observed on January 20, 1986. This 1990 children's book encourages young people to recognize King's accomplishments, celebrate the Civil Rights Movement, and honor the memory of Dr. King by taking action to make the world a better place.
- 1990
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What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?, 1990
The first Martin Luther King holiday was observed on January 20, 1986. This 1990 children's book encourages young people to recognize King's accomplishments, celebrate the Civil Rights Movement, and honor the memory of Dr. King by taking action to make the world a better place.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. with Jawana Jackson - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., often stayed at the home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson in Selma, Alabama, during the struggle to win voting rights in the early 1960s. King and the Jacksons had known each other for years. Jawana, the Jacksons' only child, had a special relationship with Dr. King. To Jawana, the civil rights leader was Uncle Martin.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. with Jawana Jackson
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., often stayed at the home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson in Selma, Alabama, during the struggle to win voting rights in the early 1960s. King and the Jacksons had known each other for years. Jawana, the Jacksons' only child, had a special relationship with Dr. King. To Jawana, the civil rights leader was Uncle Martin.
- "January 15th Must be a National Holiday" Button, circa 1980 - Efforts to establish Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday met with initial pushback about cost concerns and the dearth of holidays that honor private citizens. But, with advocacy from the Martin Luther King Center for Social Change (the creators of this button), President Reagan finally signed a bill into law in 1983, creating a federal holiday honoring King.
- circa 1980
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"January 15th Must be a National Holiday" Button, circa 1980
Efforts to establish Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday met with initial pushback about cost concerns and the dearth of holidays that honor private citizens. But, with advocacy from the Martin Luther King Center for Social Change (the creators of this button), President Reagan finally signed a bill into law in 1983, creating a federal holiday honoring King.
- I Am a Man: Photographs of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1993 -
- 1968
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I Am a Man: Photographs of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1993
- Civil Rights Activists, Marching in Selma, Alabama, Retrace the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 15, 1972 -
- April 15, 1972
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Civil Rights Activists, Marching in Selma, Alabama, Retrace the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 15, 1972
- Armchair Used by Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Jackson Home, Selma, Alabama - On March 15, 1965, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and several of his lieutenants gathered in the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson to watch President Lyndon Johnson address the nation. Dr. King sat in this chair as President Johnson declared federal protection for Black voters. That support would become the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- circa 1956
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Armchair Used by Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Jackson Home, Selma, Alabama
On March 15, 1965, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and several of his lieutenants gathered in the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson to watch President Lyndon Johnson address the nation. Dr. King sat in this chair as President Johnson declared federal protection for Black voters. That support would become the Voting Rights Act of 1965.