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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

SEVEN DECADES

When Martin Luther King was Attacked in Chicago

In 1966 the civil rights leader faced down those who wanted to kill him.

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From the Village Voice Archive: Marlene Nadle writes about the 1963 March On Washington.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1963, the Voice Reported on a Speech that Made History

The day was full of TV cam­eras, spontaneous singing, speeches, clapping, and the echo of Martin Luther King’s phrase: “I have a dream … ”

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Village Voice archive article about Martin Luther King, Jr. coming to Harlem to speak to health care workers in in 1967.

NYC ARCHIVES

The Coming of King: A Charismatic Moment

From our First Draft of History Department comes an on-the-scene account of the day in June 1967, when Martin Luther King, Jr. came to Harlem to speak to hospital workers: “We shall overcome. No lie can live forever.”

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VOICE CHOICES ARCHIVES

‘Soul to Soul’

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Living

NOW IS THE TIME

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Neighborhoods

GOT MLK?

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ART ARCHIVES

Holden Pattern

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