thejewishmuseum:Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This photograph in
thejewishmuseum:Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This photograph in the Jewish Museum collection by Civil Rights photographer James Karales shows Dr. King alongside Ralph Bunche (the first African-American to win a Nobel Peace Prize) and Rabbi Abraham Heschel (known for his activism that combined Judaism with social action). These three men who linked arms in the historic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery greatly raised awareness of the difficulty faced by black voters in the south and the the crucial need for a Voting Rights Act, passed later that year. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Jewish Museum will be open from 11 am – 5:45 pm. -- source link