History
Dr. King Was Only One of Many Martyrs
Almost 700 miles from the Washington MLK memorial is another civil rights memorial, with the names of 40 who were killed between the May 17, 1954 Brown decision and Dr. King’s assassination on April 4,1968. Most were black men; six were female; seven were children; eight were white. more »
The "most notorious liar in the country" Gets a Memorial on the Mall
15 months after Dr. King’s famous speech at the 1963 march and rally, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover told a group of women reporters that King was "the most notorious liar in the country." This came in reaction to newspaper reports of a mild criticism by King of the FBI’s handling of civil rights complaints in the South. more »
Week of Activities Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.in DC; Updated Plans
A week of celebration of Martin Luther King’s legacy began on August 22 with a press preview of the memorial to Dr. King on a four-acre site on the National Mall. It will end on August 28, the 48th anniversary of the famous March on Washington, when President Obama dedicates a memorial to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr more »
Two Exhibits: Maya Zack and The Living Room; Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters by The Cone Sisters of Baltimore
Two exhibits at NYC's Jewish Museum: A family’s apartment in 1930s Berlin as inspiration for a room-sized work, using 3D technology and sound to explore the past and how it is remembered; Baltimore's Cone Sisters were among the earliest collectors to bring European modern art to the United States several years before the famed New York Armory Show of 1913. more »
