Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...
In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never coincided with the inauguration of a non-incumbent president. That changes ...
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting ...
Before Martin Luther King Jr. led marches, gave speeches, and peacefully fought to change the world, he was just a kid navigating life in the segregated South. His early years were a mix of love ...