Topic: Martin Luther King Jr.
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King’s Chester Years
In an excerpt from the bestselling King: A Life, the iconic moral leader attends Chester’s Crozer Theological Seminary, takes part in his first civil rights confrontation (in a Maple Shade, New Jersey bar!) and loses his heart … to a White woman
By Jonathan Eig![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Day-Philadelphia-Photo-by-Stephen-F.-Somerstein-_-Somerstein-1965-Archive-Photos-HED-791x400.jpg)
MLK and the Limitless Legacy of Hope
Hope may be infinite, as the Civil Rights icon told us. But it requires action
By James Peterson![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/YouthBuild_King_Day_of_Service_2023.HED_-791x400.jpg)
King Day of Service in Philly — Where to Go, What to Do
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a perfect opportunity to engage with other Philadelphia citizens on civic projects that matter. Volunteer. Visit a museum. Build peace
By Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/usa250-semiquincentennial-celebration-philadelphia-parade-791x400.jpg)
The Fourth of July Voices We Need to Read Now
July 4th means different things to different Americans. Here, a host of Independence Day perspectives — from Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Ronald Reagan and more — that remind us what it means to be free
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MLKDay2023-791x400.jpeg)
“I. Am. The. Dream.”
Thousands of Philadelphians participated in volunteer work on Monday for MLK Day of Service. Here’s a look at some of them.
By Stella Ragas and Theo Wyss-Flamm![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mlk-e1453138400347-783x400.jpg)
There’s Enough King To Go Around
The debate over Martin Luther King, Jr., on a day of service in his memory is a good thing, except for what it leaves out
By Nick Taliaferro![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Civil_Rights_March_on_Washington_D.C._Dr._Martin_Luther_King_Jr._and_Mathew_Ahmann_in_a_crowd._-_NARA_-_542015_-_Restoration-1-791x400.jpg)
Between King and Guns
Today we honor the great American pacifist. But it turns out that King’s relationship to guns was more complicated than you might expect.
By James Peterson![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2014-062_Ascending_Beyond_02-1-e1452826227782-791x400.jpg)
Let’s Make Every Day A Day of Service
Philly’s MLK Day of Service is the nation’s biggest. But it doesn’t capture who King really was. We must do better.
By Larry Platt