You have done a marvelous job of grasping the underlying truth and philosophy of the movement,’ the Rev. Martin Luther King ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shakes hands with his lawyer as they stand in front of a group of cheering followers after King's conviction for his part in the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

Places like the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama − and people like ... the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee.

1968 at just 39 years old Bettmann Archive/Getty To many of us, Martin Luther King Jr. was a mega-force for ... their plane as they prepare to fly to Alabama from Idlewild Airport in Queens ...

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of ...

Alabama and Mississippi Will Also Honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to ...