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(Original Caption) 7/24/1965-Chicago, IL: Dr. Martin Luther King speaks at one of many rallies throughout the Chicago area. Dr. King urges 500 ministers to bring their flocks to a civil rights march on city hall 7/26 in protest of alleged de facto segregation.

(Original Caption) 7/24/1965-Chicago, IL: Dr. Martin Luther King speaks at one of many rallies throughout the Chicago area. Dr. King urges 500 ministers to bring their flocks to a civil rights march on city hall 7/26 in protest of alleged de facto segregation.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks from a platform on the street in front of the Alabama State Capitol, addressing an estimated 30,000 civil rights demonstrators who followed him on the last leg of the Selma-Mongomery Civil Rights Marches on March 25, 1965.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks from a platform on the street in front of the Alabama State Capitol, addressing an estimated 30,000 civil rights demonstrators who followed him on the last leg of the Selma-Mongomery Civil Rights Marches on March 25, 1965.

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A crowd gathers inside Soldier Field during a "freedom rally" billed as a "massive workshop in non-violence." Martin Luther King, James Meredith and CORE's Floyd McKissick were among the speakers followed by a march on City Hall.

A crowd gathers inside Soldier Field during a "freedom rally" billed as a "massive workshop in non-violence." Martin Luther King, James Meredith and CORE's Floyd McKissick were among the speakers followed by a march on City Hall.

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A group of teenagers carry a sign proclaiming "Black Power" inside Soldier Field here 7/10 during a civil rights rally. Dr. Martin Luther King asked for a "coalition of conscience" in an apparent attempt to reunite Negro factions.

A group of teenagers carry a sign proclaiming "Black Power" inside Soldier Field here 7/10 during a civil rights rally. Dr. Martin Luther King asked for a "coalition of conscience" in an apparent attempt to reunite Negro factions.