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The US pays tribute to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

"Dr King's life and legacy in my view, show us the way forward," US President Joe Biden said, during a sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor.

17/01/2023

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Euroviews. Americans don't protest in the streets like the French do — yet ǀ View

Americans are increasingly striking and protesting for economic improvements, with support for unions reaching its highest level in decades.

17/12/2019

USA

Euroviews. How the whitewashing of Dr. King's legacy enables America's casual racists | View

Praise for Dr. King highlights a difficult truth: His legacy has become as segregated as the country he tried to heal.

21/01/2019

USA

Commemorations across the U.S. 50 years after civil rights leader Martin Luther King was assassinated

MLK's legacy lives on as commemorations call for an end to racism. He was 39 years-old when he was shot in Memphis, Tennessee

04/04/2018