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15 Apr

‘I believe that was an assassination attempt, don’t you?’

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‘I believe that was an assassination attempt, don’t you?’
Fifty seconds from detonation, the one sound on the Brighton promenade got here from the English Channel. The tide was high, waves thudding ashore, a couple of fishermen standing within the surf like moonlit sentinels.Forty seconds. Barely a breeze to ruffle the night. The biting wind and rain that had appeared to presage winter earlier within the week had given option to stillness. It was not even cold. Darkness draped the Grand’s eight-story facade, its windows black squares save for a couple of scattered glows, like a large crossword.Thirty seconds. Two pedestrians – a DJ and a manager from the Pink Coconut nightclub making their way home – turned from West Street on to the promenade. A police transit van,...
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29 Dec

The Often Forgotten Assassination Of Dr. King’s Mother –

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The Often Forgotten Assassination Of Dr. King’s Mother –
Bettmann/ GETTY IMAGES Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in April 1968 by James Earl Ray is taken into account by many to be probably the most tragic events in American history.  The killing of Dr. King  sparked protests in greater than 100 cities across the country, followed by a period of national mourning, based on history.com. But did you understand that his mother, Mrs. Alberta King, was also murdered just six years later as she sat in church? Her death is an often-forgotten chapter within the history of the civil rights struggle. The tragic events of that day have recently garnered way more attention following the premiere of the Showtime series The First Lady’ in April.  The series delves into the private and political lives of three of...
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