Martin Luther King
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A judge signed an order giving ownership of the items to his estate, and the late civil rights leader’s two sons had voted to sell the items in 2014
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From sampling Malcolm X and Martin Luther King to covering Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney, Billy Paul’s greatest moments were often his most unlikely
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Ohio university production of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop featured a white and black actor as King, which Hall says was ‘disrespectful’ and a ‘disservice’
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We’ll discount an entire civil rights movement if we don’t agree with its tactics, even though that goes counter to helping make change
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Former president meets civil rights leader’s children, two of whom want to sell his Nobel peace prize and Bible while another opposes sale of ‘sacred’ items
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Loose canon If Jeremy Corbyn lacks one thing, it’s the powerful poetry to back his vision
Giles FraserLoose canon: Yes, I want the new non-flashy style of politics. But history shows us that great leaders need to marry authenticity with charisma and inspiring rhetoric
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Gary Younge argues that idealism is absolutely necessary for society to continue progressing into the world we want to see
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From rousing national anthems to the slogans chanted on marches, there is political power to be gained from good verbal timing – and composer David Owen Norris has captured some of history’s most stirring words in his new choral work Turning Points. He explains its genesis
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American folk singer, political activist and freedom fighter: Joan Baez has spent her music career singing songs of protest and justice
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Formed in 1966, the group remains misunderstood and poorly represented – especially on film. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution tries to sort the fact from fiction
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Key figure in fight for justice participated in Bloody Sunday march and traveled across Edmund Pettus bridge again this year, alongside Barack Obama
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The literature of Atlanta reflects a history steeped in violence and racial tension. From Gone with the Wind to The Walking Dead, Anna Schachner explores the essential literary companions for the Georgian capital
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Judge who led the fight to buy the Memphis hotel that later turned into the National Civil Rights Museum dies aged 73
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The Guardian, 26 June 1964: Racial prejudice and colour bars extend to the sleepy backwaters of Maine society
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From singing the soundtrack to the civil rights movement to living in self-imposed exile in Liberia, Nina Simone never chose the easy path. As a new documentary is released, Dorian Lynskey looks at the angry, lonely life of a soul legend
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President Obama spoke about the Charleston, South Carolina shooting from the White House on Thursday, shortly after noon – here is the full transcript
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The Oscar-winning director still holds the rights to make an official biopic of the influential civil rights leader that would use King’s actual speeches, and is courting Selma star for the part
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The minister and civil rights campaigner loved southern specialities, and this version is a sweet way to start the day
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On 21 March 1965, after a months-long battle, the freedom march finally set off from Selma to Montgomery to lobby for voter registration. Here’s how the Guardian and Observer covered the struggle
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Originally published in the Guardian on 9 March 1965: Risk of more bloodshed in Alabama as Dr Martin Luther King announces intention to lead Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery
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The US attorney general, Eric Holder, and civil rights leaders marked 'Bloody Sunday' in a Selma church before marching across the Edmund Pettus bridge
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Paul cleared to run for president and seek re-election to his Senate seat without breaking a state law that bans candidates from appearing on the ballot twice
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Fifty years after Malcolm X’s assassination, what he and Martin Luther King fought for is under attack. We can honour their legacy by completing their mission
Judge rules in favor of Martin Luther King's sons in Bible dispute