Jan 17, 2014 · In March 1968, William Branch was responsible for driving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Eutaw to Greensboro to take part in a voting rights march. It would be the last time he would see Dr. King before he was killed three weeks later.

Jan 16, 2014 · The Rev. William McKinley Branch, an iconic figure in the 1960s-era civil rights movement in Alabama, has died. He was 95. A champion for the rights of black residents across the Black Belt ...

William McKinley, 25th president of the United States, was born in Niles, Ohio. McKinley went to school in Niles and later in Poland, Ohio. When the Civil War began, McKinley was the first man in Poland, Ohio, to volunteer.

Branch marched from Selma to Montgomery with Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965. In March, 1968, Branch transported King from Eutaw to Greensboro. King was in Greene County for a demonstration and was headed to Greensboro for a march for voting rights.

Jan 19, 2014 · About 400 family, friends, fellow clergy and others gathered Saturday to celebrate the life of William McKinley Branch, the first African-American probate judge in the United States, in the...

Branch, William McKinley, 1918- Biography: African American clergyman, civil rights worker, and the first African American probate judge in the U.S. Branch organized the Greene County, Alabama NAACP in the early 1950s and was an early organizer of …

Jan 16, 2014 · William McKinley Branch was the nation’s first black probate judge. His journey started in the 1960’s, when he was spiritually led back to Alabama from… In March 1968, William Branch was responsible for driving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to take part in a voting rights march.

From the shocking murder of President Abraham Lincoln to the sudden death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., the United States grappled with the loss of visionaries whose lives were cut short. ... William McKinley (1901) Often forgotten today, the assassination of William McKinley on September 6, 1901, stunned the nation. McKinley ...

Jan 23, 2025 · When people contemplate Martin Luther King Jr.’s message to the world today, they recall the uplifting and inspired words of his most famous speeches, says Bishop William J. Barber II.But often lost in these reflections are the painful realities that the civil rights leader confronted in his own time, the horrific injustices he faced, and the difficulty of his work.

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