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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1975

Page

6

Memorials mark King birthday across nation

The Associated Press reports 46th birthday observances for Martin Luther King Jr. spanned from the East Coast to Hawaii with parades and services. In Montgomery about 3,000 gathered as Montgomery proclaims King Day, while Coretta Scott King breaks ground on the King Center in Atlanta. Dexter King spoke at Ebenezer, and nationwide demonstrations urged jobs and housing for the poor.

Associated Press Hawaii Deep South Martin Luther King Jr Montgomery Ala King Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Atlanta Coretta Scott King Ebenezer Baptist Church Martin Luther King Sr

PUSH Leader Heads March for Full Employment

Civil rights leader Jesse L. Jackson led about 2,000 people in a Washington march around the White House commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The protest, part of 50 demonstrations nationwide, targeted a comprehensive jobs bill, with Jackson demanding immediate employment and urging completion of the march despite a route dispute with police.

Congress White House Jesse Jackson Washington Jesse L. Jackson Humanity Atlanta Dr. King Ebenezer Baptist Church Coretta Scott King Ford Memphis Dr King NAACP Urban League People United To Save Humanity PUSH American Federation of State Jackson Jobs Hubert Humphrey D-Minn Augustus F. Hawkins D-Calif Henry S. Reuss

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Dexter King Dexter Los Angeles Kenneth Hahn Martin Luther King Hospital Alberta Ebenezer Church Hahn Edmund G. Brown Jr Sacramento Amos 25Th Infantry Schofield Barracks Honolulu Harry W. Brooks Jr 25Th New York Harlem Washington, D.C Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan Memphis Public Employer’ Union Beale Street First Baptist Church City Hall Federal Building House Thomas P. O'Neill Jr John B. Anderson House Republican Conference Sasaida Sule i Ciiaioue Liisi
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