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unusual facts about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Institute

The Dr. Martin Luther King Multicultural Institute is an elementary school located in the East Side of Buffalo, New York.


Anne Spencer

Also an activist for equality and educational opportunities for all, she hosted such dignitaries as Langston Hughes, Marian Anderson, George Washington Carver, Thurgood Marshall, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Weldon Johnson, and W. E. B. Du Bois.

Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway

It was named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in recognition of the fact that the eastern portion of the route serves many predominantly African-American neighborhoods, such as Wilkinsburg and East Liberty.

Myles Horton

They included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks (who studied with Horton shortly before her decision to keep her seat on the Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955), John Lewis, James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette, Ralph Abernathy, John B. Thompson, and many others.


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Ben Branch

As musical director for the SCLC's Operation Breadbasket he led the Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir that performed benefits for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Operation/PUSH.

Howard Thurman

He served as spiritual advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Sherwood Eddy, James Farmer, A. J. Muste, and Pauli Murray.