Presbyterian Mission Agency Dr. Martin Luther King Archives

Martin Luther King’s death remembered with pledges to confront racism

Posted April 23rd, 2018

They began marching just after dawn from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, 50 years to the day after the civil rights leader was assassinated.

January ‘Facing Racism’ resources celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted December 28th, 2017

In January 2017, remembering his legacy and recalling the “Dr. King’s Unfinished Agenda” conference (PNS stories #1, #2 and #3) at the Montreat Conference Center, Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston, Co-Moderators of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), urged the church to work to stand against “racism, poverty, war, and materialism” by issuing the “MLK Weekend: A Call to Action” letter.

CPJ Training Day addresses racism, materialism and militarism

Posted April 24th, 2017

Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech that provided the foundation for this year’s theme at Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day. Speaking at the Riverside Church in New York, King provided a connection between the war in Vietnam with the civil rights movement.