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Family of Martin Luther King Jr. make voting rights push

SiriusXM Radio host Mike Muse discusses the battle over voting rights and how the filibuster is being used today. WATCH the ABC News Livestream: https://bit.ly/3rzBHum…

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MLK Jr.’s family rallies for voting rights ahead of Senate debate

ABC News Capitol Hill correspondent Rachel Scott discusses the Democrats’ final push to pass voting rights legislation as Martin Luther King Jr.’s family and supporters…

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Nation celebrates civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

From Portland to New York City, volunteers collected food, donated clothes and toys in honor of King and his commitment to service. source

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Family of Martin Luther King Jr. demands action on voting rights

The Senate is set to debate Tuesday on voting rights, and members of King’s family took part in a march in the nation’s capital. source

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By the Numbers: The long struggle to make MLK Day a national holiday

A look at the 15-year effort to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday, and the pushback against it. ABC News Live Prime,…

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‘Summer of Soul’ viewers find loved ones onscreen in Harlem Cultural Festival footage | Nightline

Some of the world’s greatest Black musicians performed at the summer festival in 1969, which occurred at the same time as Woodstock in the wake…

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Remembering civil rights icon Joseph E. Lowery

In a statement on his passing, President Obama said that Lowery was “a giant who let so many of us stand on his shoulders.” ABC…

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Dr. Bernice King speaks at John Lewis’ funeral

King is the youngest daughter of the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/…

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Thousands gather for 57th anniversary of March on Washington

Crowds descended on the National Mall for the “Get your knee off our necks” march. source

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New generation marches on Washington

ABC News’ Rachel Scott reports on Friday’s march against racial injustice in the nation’s capital on the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s 1963 “I Have…

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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Celebrating the life and legacy of iconic civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC…

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Martin Luther King III remembers his father

The son of Martin Luther King Jr. remembers his father and reflects on where the country is headed. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST…

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Disparity in police response: Black Lives Matter protests and Capitol riot l ABC News

The difference in law enforcement responses has shed light on what some see as a historically Black and white issue of policing. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/3aMCjXK…

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