ASU celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy for anniversary of visit

An often-forgotten piece of the civil rights movement is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Arizona in 1964 to champion the Civil Rights Act. In honor of the 60th anniversary of this event, Arizona State University, in collaboration with the Tempe Center for the Arts, spearheaded a celebration with an Oct. 1 keynote lecture by Bernice King, the youngest of King’s children…



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