The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee ...

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...

“If we will but make the right choice, we will be able to speed up the day, all over America and all over the world, when ...

In 1963, during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his colleagues at the Southern ...

The political media calls Trump a “populist.” But as Dr. King made clear in a 1965 speech, American populism was a movement ...

Using the Student handout , have students consider Dr. King’s words in the “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” to imagine how ...

Alabama. They met through a mutual friend the year prior and were married for 15 years. 8. The Kings had four children: ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy continues to promote and inspire equality nearly 60 years after his death.