Powerful Images Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During The Civil Rights Movement

Author 102.7 Coyote Country

January 6th, 2021 11:37 AM

It’s almost Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18th. Jammin’ 105.7 takes that day to remember and honor the life & legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

We’ve gone through our archives and found photos showcasing Dr. King’s career as an activist. Check out the photo gallery below:

• Birmingham Riot Of 1963

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  Civil rights activists Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) and Fred Shuttlesworth (1922 - 2011, right) hold a press conference during the riots at the start of the Birmingham Campaign, May 1963. The movement, which called for the integration of African Americans in schools, was organized by King and Shuttlesworth amongst others. (Photo by Frank Rockstroh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

• Birmingham Press Conference

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  Civil rights activists Fred Shuttlesworth (1922 - 2011, right) and Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968, left) hold a press conference in Birmingham, Alabama, 22nd October 1963. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

• President Kennedy Meets with Civil Rights Leaders

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  381091 31: President John F. Kennedy meets with civil rights leaders at the White House August 28, 1963. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)
• Martin Luther King

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  380887 02: President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders at the White House. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

• MLK In Chicago

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  American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) addresses a meeting in Chicago, Illinois, 27th May 1966. (Photo by Jeff Kamen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

• Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family

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  Yolanda (8), Martin Luther King III (6), Dexter (3) and Bernice (11 months), the children of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. with their mother Coretta Scott King, February 1964. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
• King In Alabama

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  April 1965: Dr Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, April 1965. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

• Military Guard

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  24th March 1965: A military policeman with fixed bayonet keeps pace with the protesters in the Alabama civil rights march which was led by Dr Martin Luther King. (Photo by William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)

• Martin Luther King

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  March 1965: Civil rights campaigner and clergyman Martin Luther King Jr.(1929 - 1968) leading a civil rights march in Alabama. His colleague and fellow clergyman Ralph Abernathy (1926 - 1990) is on the left. (Photo by William Lovelace/Getty Images)

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