EDWARDSVILLE - Donzaleigh Abernathy, acclaimed activist and author, goddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a ...

She has childhood memories of the segregation of that time and threats such as the Ku Klux Klan. “That was the environment that Dr. Martin Luther King refers to when he spoke of injustice ...

A Life,' spoke on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s 'Book of the Day' podcast about Martin Luther King Jr., and noted that MLK didn’t ...

Joe Walker, who helped lead the push to memorialize King’s visit, was just 9 years old when the civil rights leader came to speak two blocks from his childhood home. Joe Walker, who was 9 years old ...

Hundreds gather in Lexington to honor the King holiday; acknowledging the progress Kentucky has made, but the many hurdles ...

In a joint statement, Martin Luther King III and Bernice King ... Jonathan Eig, who won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “King: A Life,” said he has probably read about 90% of the ...

Members of the Lexington community walk in the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March in Lexington ... recalled how different life is now compared to his childhood growing up in Montgomery, Alabama.

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood like? Discover how his early life and education shaped the Civil Rights leader we ...

This might be the go-to visit for immersing yourself in King's life. This historical park includes the house where King was born and spent the first 12 years of his life, the grave of King and his ...