Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King ... As we pause to remember King’s legacy, here’s a look back at his defining years in pictures.

(Photo by Donald Uhrbrock/Getty Images) MORE LESS One of the single most influential figures in the American Civil Rights Movement, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. helped organize and inspire ...

The June 1963 march in Detroit was, at the time, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history, with 125,000 ...

As we pay tribute to his life and legacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed on the ... 1963 Underwood Archives/Getty Images "On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' ...

The city of Petersburg held a parade Monday to honor and remember Martin Luther King Jr. This was the first time the city ...

Our community leaders to whom we owe a deep debt of gratitude for working hard in the face of enormous obstacles to do the ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15 ... Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now…I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight ...

Trimble of Yakima grew up in the South and was a contemporary of the late Martin Luther King Jr. As the nation honors the birthday of the civil rights leader who was slain in 1968, the Rev ...