Martin Luther King Jr.

The late Rep. John Lewis stands on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in 2015, where he was beaten by police on "Bloody Sunday."

For The First Time In 56 Years, A 'Bloody Sunday' Without John Lewis

Angela Vang

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Sunday's anniversary of the day marchers were beaten by police in Selma, Ala., will honor the late civil rights icon. Some 56 years later, former state Sen. Hank Sanders says his work isn't done.

Local / State

Lynching Memorial Marker Unveiled In St. Petersburg

Devonta Davis

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A two-year-long project was finally unveiled this week in St. Petersburg honoring the victims of lynchings in the area.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who had a "tremendous amount of burdens he had to deal with, both politically, socially and personally," says <em>MLK/FBI</em> director Sam Pollard.

Arts / Culture

Documentary Exposes How The FBI Tried To Destroy MLK With Wiretaps, Blackmail

Sam Briger

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MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard chronicles the FBI's campaign against Martin Luther King Jr., which included sending King a letter suggesting that he kill himself.

Everglades National Park plans to delay a hike in entrance fees and admission will be free on Martin Luther King Day on Monday.

Environment

Everglades National Park Is Delaying A Hike In Entry Fees. It's Also Free On MLK Day

Jenny Staletovich

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Everglades National Park will delay a planned hike in entrance fees while the park continues whittling away at a massive backlog of maintenance repairs.

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Local / State

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last Campaign Focus Of Documentary And Discussion

Rachel Smith

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last campaign is still bringing communities together as they fight for equality and respect in the workplace.The 1968…

This historic marker at the former state headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference on Washington St. was apparently stolen a week or so ago.

Arts / Culture

Historic Markers Stolen from 2 St. Augustine Civil Rights Sites

Dan Scanlan - The Florida Times-Union

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Historic markers memorializing two sites important to St. Augustine’s civil rights movement of the 1960s were ripped off their buildings over the past...

Local / State

St. Petersburg Honors MLK With Day Of Service

Roberto Roldan

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Hundreds of volunteers in St. Petersburg used the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday as a day on, rather than a day off.More than 50 community service…

Local / State

Bucs QB, FAMU And Tuskegee Bands In St. Pete’s MLK parade

With Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston as grand marshal and the popular marching bands from Florida A&M and Tuskegee University, St.…