On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...

From Scraps to LetterMartin Luther King Jr. penned his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963. Sign up for our ...

On Good Friday 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. and 50 others were charged with violating a court order against mass demonstrations. He was arrested and taken to the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama, where ...

The King Center and voting rights advocacy group Black Voters Matter are uniting to influence a new generation of activists.

The teen, whose name is not being released because of his age, is charged in the shooting that killed 20-year-old Dorian Jackson.

On April 16, 1963, MLK wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI ...