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What appears to be the unedited transcript of the full 1965 interview of ML King has been discovered. Martin Luther King’s famous criticism of Malcolm X is a misquotation.

by HistoryBuff May 10, 2023, 5:45 pm

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TIL that MLK’s father changed their shared name from Michael to Martin Luther following a trip to Germany, where the Protestant leader was from

by whatilearned April 13, 2023, 6:19 pm

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TIL actor John Lithgow’s childhood babysitter was Coretta Scott, the future future civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King.

by whatilearned April 6, 2023, 8:58 pm

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TIL 6 Years After Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, his mother Alberta was shot to death in her church

by whatilearned February 24, 2023, 3:28 pm

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TIL: In Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, the Supreme Court recognized parody as a potential fair use even when done for profit. The court sided with (Luther) Campbell and his group, 2 Live Crew, after they were sued for releasing a rap version of Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman.”

by whatilearned January 17, 2023, 1:09 am

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TIL Martin Luther King Jr improvised the second half of the “I Have A Dream” speech thanks to encouragement from Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel Music.

by whatilearned January 17, 2023, 12:34 am

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Fuck you, here’s the entirety of Martin Luther King Jr’s I Have A Dream speech

by CopyPastaArchive January 17, 2023, 12:17 am

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TIL that Martin Luther King JR.’s eldest sibling Christine is Still alive at the age of 95.

by whatilearned January 13, 2023, 2:18 pm

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TIL Nichelle Nichols planned to leave the role of Uhura after the first season of ‘Star Trek’ but Martin Luther King Jr. persuaded her to stay.

by whatilearned January 12, 2023, 12:08 pm

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Why Abraham Lincoln Would Beat Martin Luther King Jr in a Twerk-Off

by CopyPastaArchive January 6, 2023, 9:33 pm

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TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son.

by whatilearned December 30, 2022, 2:03 am

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TIL Martin Luther King Jr. paid for Julia Roberts’ birth

by whatilearned October 22, 2022, 8:54 pm

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