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Home»Posts tagged with»MLK day

That time Martin Luther King Jr. defied hecklers in Grosse Pointe speech in 1968

By Steve Neavling on January 21, 2019   Culture, Headline, History  

That time Martin Luther King Jr. defied hecklers in Grosse Pointe speech in 1968

Three weeks before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. looked nervous. Those close to him noticed that his normally steady hands were shaking. His forehead glistened in sweat.

Jan. 20, 1986: MLK Day observed for the first time

By Abigail Shah on January 20, 2014   History, On This Day  

Jan. 20, 1986: MLK Day observed for the first time

The holiday was initially proposed by Rep. John Conyers (D., MI) and Sen. Edward Brooke (D., Mass) in 1979.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

Abigail Shah

Co-founder of Motor City Muckraker, Abigail Shah is a native Detroit and graduated with a BS in psychology from Wayne State University.

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