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Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless ...

We will cross Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma this weekend, as we commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On Friday, April 4, the National Civil Rights Museum honored the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 57th anniversary of his tragic death.

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. protested President Donald Trump's decision to release the secret files surrounding his assassination, asking to review them before they are made public.

Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr will be released in the coming days, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Thursday. President Donald Trump signed an executive ...

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless advocate for equality and is best known for his message of peaceful ...

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is commemorating the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.

PARIS, April 6 (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Sunday she would peacefully fight her five-year ban from running for office and draw inspiration from American civil rights ...

Friday marks the 57th anniversary of the assassination of the late civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis. Later today, there will be a special ceremony in his honor at the MLK National Historical Park in Atlanta.

Media outlets that praised Martin Luther King Jr.'s work in the South treated Northern segregation differently.