He wanted to see this country come together, and all people become one," Manigault said Monday morning, shortly after Houston's 47th Annual "Original" MLK Jr. Day Parade got underway downtown.

On his last night alive, King stepped up into a pulpit to challenge the congregants to be the best version of themselves.

She is a graduate of Texas Christian University ... Ochs Archives/Getty Images Most schools, including public and private schools and universities, will be closed on MLK Day.

That was the first year that Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a federal holiday ... 27 blocks from Texas Wesleyan College to Community Christian Church on East Vickery Boulevard — was led by ...

Martin Luther King joins ... for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the civil rights organization for which Dr. King served as president. READ ON: In pictures: Dr. Martin Luther ...

Communitywide worship service to be held Sunday Living the Dream and the Topeka Ministers MLK Celebration ... Christian Church Bell Ringers, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Choir ...

This was the 40th observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, celebrating the life and legacy ... (Photo by Donald Uhrbrock/Getty Images) He said that he wanted to use the service to "recommit ...

A mural of Dr. Martin Luther King ... at Christian Faith Centre. A large-scale build project by Habitat for Humanity, which usually attracted more than 120 volunteers in what was called a Day ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s family offered their response ... Mishalynn Brown/Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images King’s family has continued to work toward a comprehensive ...