today in black history

April 04, 2026

Human rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968.

Video of the the First Lady's Speech

POSTED: September 05, 2012, 3:35 pm

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Source: Democratic National Convention Committee

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