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

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

James Earl Ray pleads guilty to killing Martin Luther King, Jr. and is sentenced to 99 years ... He is caught in the process. Ray's second attempt at escape is less successful when he is caught ...

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis ... He was the eldest son and the second of four children in his family. In 1944, he attended Morehouse College and ...

A decade before that, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech titled “Our God is Marching On” that concluded the first phase of the Civil Rights Movement, which concentrated on legal and ...

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than just a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement; his legacy is deeply rooted in his tireless activism, his philosophical commitment to ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Read more on Duke Today. Federal judge Jerry W. Blackwell stood in the pulpit of Duke Chapel during a Sunday commemoration service for civil rights martyr Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and offered a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day is almost here and there are plenty of ways you can honor and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Events begin on Sunday ...