WE A group of people gathered at the "Embrace" statue in Boston Common on Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally led by Martin Luther King Jr.Organizers ...

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on Inauguration Day this year, Boston area organizations and leaders are planning a slew of activities to mark the holiday. The day will kick off at the Omni ...

On a rainy Friday in April of 1965, 22,000 Bostonians walked with Martin Luther King Jr., from the Carter Playground in Roxbury to Boston Common. The Globe described a "mile of marchers ...

To honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., we look at images of the influential leader and the civil rights movement traveling through Boston and Cambridge in the 1960s. King visited Boston in 1965 ...

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The aftermath of the Freedom March and Rally A photo published in The Northeastern Edition in the 1980s shows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marching with other community leaders in Boston in 1965.

Fifty years ago on April 23, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr., led one of Boston’s first freedom marches from Roxbury to Boston Common. Galvanized by his presence, 22,000 people gathered together ...

Faith leaders, civil rights advocates, and politicians gathered at the Boston Common on Saturday afternoon to honor the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s march from Roxbury to the ...