MLK & The Boys: An L.A. Story

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to L.A. in 1964 and made a pit stop in a place dear to me…and my own history in the city.

Janice R Littlejohn
Momentum
Published in
2 min readJan 31, 2023

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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King at Boys Market in Los Angeles in 1964-photo from news clip provided courtesy of UCLA Film Archives

Of all the places in L.A. that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, J. visited during his numerous visits here in the ’60s, his 1964 get out the vote appearance at The Boys Market (at Crenshaw & Rodeo Rd.) was…

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Janice R Littlejohn
Momentum

Career journalist. Writing things I’m passionate about incl. sharing Black women’s stories — and my own. Connect with me at janicelittlejohn.com