Civil rights activist and stealth Trekker Martin Luther King Jr. had an intense conversation with one of the show's main cast members in order to keep the series intact.

The preacher and civil rights activist tells us that we can all live and work together to make society a better place.

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson passed through and saw a slave auction in full swing. When King came in 1964 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

On Feb. 27, second grade students in Mallory Courtney’s class at Slaughter Elementary School learned about the life and work ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A street in Brookings has a new name, making it the first in the state to honor the civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Tuesday, the city of ...

Steubenville City Council unanimously approved signs that say “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard” to be put up on 7 th Street. They will be the first thing people see when they enter the ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s bold quest to fight for peace across the nation and for all people to be treated equally led to the Civil Rights Movement. Although his acts of selflessness cemented his name ...

The startling incident unfolded at approximately 5:45 PM on Thursday at Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home in Atlanta, Georgia. A white Lousiana junior high school secretary resigned after a ...

MLK Day falls on the third Monday of every January, and most banks observe the holiday. Here's what you can do if you have banking tasks to complete.