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Martin Luther King

VOICE CHOICE

Celebrating Martin Luther King Day Will Cost You at a National Park this Year, But BAM is Honoring the Great Orator For Free

And meanwhile, our petulant POTUS is planning another personal party.

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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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Protest Archives

Marching to Montgomery: The Cradle Did Rock

“There were rabbis, junkies, schoolboys, actors, sharecroppers, intellectuals, maids, novelists, folk-singers, and politicians — 40,000 motives and 40,0000 people marching to Montgomery”

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Media

In Honor of MLK: Lunch Counter Sit-Ins of the 1960s

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