April 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech in support of the striking sanitation workers in Memphis, TN, 1968.
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This site, Alabama African American History–The Book & Beyond, focuses on African American people, places, and events that shaped Alabama, the nation, and the world.
Today in African American History
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech in support of the striking sanitation workers in Memphis, TN, 1968.
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ASU Marching Hornets. Photo courtesy Montgomery Advertiser
AAMU quad. Photo courtesy Alabama A&M University
