In this 1967 video, Martin Luther King Jr. receives an honorary degree from Newcastle University and speaks about the civil rights movement in the United States and the problems of racism, poverty and war. (10 minutes) 

The top councilman from the English city of Newcastle made a unique delivery today at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Although it was already posted on YouTube, Nick Forbes made the symbolic…

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As managing editor of Global Atlanta, Trevor has spent 15+ years reporting on Atlanta’s ties with the world. An avid traveler, he has undertaken trips to 30+ countries to uncover stories on the perils...

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