The legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis will live on across America Thursday, with more than 1,600 events scheduled on the ...

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King Jr. was the second child of Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Growing up in the ...

Object Details Created by Charles Henry Alston, American, 1907 - 1977 Subject of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968 Caption In 1970 Rev. Donald Harrington commissioned the bronze bust ...

President Jimmy Carter posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Oral History Interview Poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren interviewed the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., in his office in Atlanta, Georgia… ...

Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s profound legacy is frequently misunderstood, co-opted by those who obscure the harsh realities of systemic racism.

The birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, maybe more than any other day of the year, challenges us to think deeply—not just about our past, but about our present and future.

As a boy, Martin Luther King Jr. suffered those cumulative experiences in discrimination that demoralize and outrage human dignity.

A longtime civil rights leader and personal friend of Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. James D. Peters, Jr., died on Saturday.

Restoring history: Renovations begin at the Camden house where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once lived The house was badly damaged by a fire two years ago. The restoration work to turn it into a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1970 Rev. Donald Harrington ...