MLK in LA
Dr. Martin Luther King chatting with a little girl at Nickerson Gardens housing project in Los Angeles, Calif., 1964
Dr. Martin Luther King arrives at LAX, 1965
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at civil rights rally at Los Angeles Coliseum, 1964
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Evan wrote:
I’ve not been able to find any photos from this, but King also came to LA in 1961 and spoke at the Sports Arena. There were tens of thousands of people listening outside. It was the largest civil rights rally in the nation up to that point.
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