As the nation celebrates Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, it is also a time to remember the women who helped King propel the civil rights movement forward. "There would be no King ...

On the eve of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Rev. Jesse Jackson and former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young Jr. reflect on the legacy of the civil rights movement.

Photographer Steve Schapiro reflects on his past work. — -- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. said in a sermon: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and ...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., we have compiled archival videos, documentaries, commentaries, discussions and reports about his life, legacy and the Civil Rights movement. The March on ...

Martin Luther King Jr Day was first celebrated in 1986 and falls on the third Monday in January, close to King's birthday on January 15th. 10) Almost 1,000 streets in the U.S. are named after MLK ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist and political philosopher who became one of the most prominent leaders of the civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968.

LIVE Martin Luther King Jr. Day: U.S. Celebrates Legacy As Civil Rights Leaders Take Aim at Voter Reforms Jan 17, 2022 at 4:01 AM EST ...

Jacob Glessner from Senator Lisa Boscola’s office during the Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Movement March on MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, at Martin Luther King Park on Bethlehem’s ...

More than 50 years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in response to white clergymen who labeled his nonviolent campaign of direct action in th… ...

Martin Luther King Jr. opened the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival with these words: "Jazz speaks for life." The 1960s civil-rights movement inspired blues and jazz songs about the setbacks, hardships ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a federal holiday in 1983 under President Ronald Reagan to commemorate King’s achievements during the Civil Rights Movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a federal holiday in 1983 under President Ronald Reagan to commemorate King’s achievements during the Civil Rights Movement.