Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is in January. We celebrate this leader. He fought against racism.
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Dr. King led marches. People in marches wanted things to change. They wanted African American people to be able to vote. This photo shows Dr. King and other leaders. The day after this photo, the President signed a law about voting.
Photo Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, [LC-DIG-ppmsca-49969]