Martin Luther King, Jr. | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/martin-luther-king-jr/RSS feed for Martin Luther King, Jr.enFri, 12 Jun 2026 13:35:42 +0000The Events That Took Place in This Selma, Alabama, Home Were Key to the Civil Rights Movement, and You Can Now Visit Ithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-events-that-took-place-in-this-selma-alabama-home-were-key-to-the-civil-rights-movement-and-you-can-now-visit-it-180988944/The Jackson family opened their home to civil rights leaders planning the Selma-to-Montgomery march, which led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. 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That was by designWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-quietest-leaders-civil-rights-movement-ella-baker-led-encouraging-everyone-get-involved-180988846/An Illuminating New Museum Hidden Beneath the Lincoln Memorial Is Set to Open to the Public. Here's What You Can Expecthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-illuminating-new-museum-hidden-beneath-the-lincoln-memorial-is-set-to-open-to-the-public-heres-what-you-can-expect-180988831/Tickets for the Lincoln Memorial undercroft museum are now available to reserve. 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But They Weren't the Only Victims of Racial Violence in the City That Dayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1963-birmingham-church-bombing-killed-four-young-black-girls-but-they-werent-the-only-victims-of-racial-violence-in-the-city-that-day-180988729/Hours after the attack, a police officer shot 16-year-old Johnny Robinson in the back. Then, a white teenager mortally injured 13-year-old Virgil Ware as he rode on the handlebars of his brother's bikeTue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1963-birmingham-church-bombing-killed-four-young-black-girls-but-they-werent-the-only-victims-of-racial-violence-in-the-city-that-day-180988729/Jesse Jackson Witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination. 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