A tribute to Dr. King, through stories of his life, photographs of the times in which he lived, and perspectives from ...

Learn about MLK's family life, his role in the Civil Rights Movement, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech before he was assassinated in 1968.

Explore the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the March on Washington and Selma to Montgomery marches. Learn how Dr. King used ...

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr? Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women's roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book Trailblazers and Torchbearers dives into the stories of female leaders ...

Communities across the country will soon honor the life and legacy of an American civil rights icon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday. Like the civil rights movement itself, the ...

Born in Atlanta on Jan. 15, 1929, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated as one of the most influential Black leaders in American history. The Baptist minister, scholar, civil-rights activist ...

The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, the longtime civil rights leader and former politician who rose to prominence as a protege of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. The 84-year-old's family announced ...

CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s ...

The existing marker, first authorized by Congress in 2000 and unveiled in 2003, has become worn and difficult to read.

A storied Cocoa house that hosted MLK, civil rights leaders to be rededicated in honor of late Pastor W.O. Wells ...

In 2013, Rustin was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” said President Barack Obama. “In awarding the medal, the President said, “For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King ...