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April 4, 2018

Pope, Martin Luther King share common dream, Vatican official says

A group of teenagers from Pearl, Miss., walk along U.S. Highway 61 just south of Memphis, Tenn., April 2, on their 50-mile "March to Memphis" tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. April 2. April 4 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the civil rights leader in Memphis.
VATICAN – The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of a dignified life for all men and women regardless of color or creed continues to live on in the teachings of one his most influential admirers, Pope Francis, a Vatican representative said.
Published in International
February 8, 2018

The Register Archive: Canadian clergy march for civil rights

Clergy joined the famous Selma to Montgomery march in 1965, a key moment in the history of the civil rights movement in the U.S. The march featured Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta (centre), as well as movement co-founder Ralph Abernathy and his children, who joined hands with the unidentified clergyman.
To mark The Register’s 125th year, we are re-publishing some interesting stories from our archive. As we celebrate Black History Month, here’s an article from March 20, 1965, reporting on a march in Ottawa that drew thousands in support of the civil rights movement in the United States. The event was held shortly after the historic Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama on March 7 that resulted in state troopers attacking demonstrators on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
Published in Features