Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was actually conflict avoidant, says biographer Jonathan Eig. In an interview published by NPR’s Book of ...

Updates on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. A minister and activist, Marting Luther King Jr. was the leader of the American civil rights movement, starting in 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

Martin Luther King III at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast on January 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C. King III has lambasted North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson for ...

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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s only granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, was born on May 25, 2008. Here’s everything to know about MLK’s granddaughter.

The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks away, falling on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day as Inauguration Day this year.. Here’s what to know about Martin ...

Martin Luther King III on Trump's inauguration 05:59. Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That ...

Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old who had been in and out of prison, confessed to killing King and was sentenced to 99 years in jail for it.