As a teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining about 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther ...

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...

The Historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, a landmark with ties to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights ...

This sparked a six-day uprising ... to Coretta Scott King herself, describe Martin Luther King Jr. as a listener. But we are so used to seeing photos of him at the podium that this crucial ...

hosted its seventh annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day community meal at the 2305 44th St. SE location on Monday, Jan. 20. Check out MLive’s favorite photos in the gallery above. Each year ...

Marchers in Naples and Fort Myers for decades have commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In pro sports this season: FC Naples pro soccer debuted in Collier County, the Florida Everblades are in ...

(Photo: Getty Images) King's eloquence and commitment to nonviolent ... In 1986, the United States established Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday, ensuring that his dream of justice and ...

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which declared certain federal holidays must fall on the same Monday every year regardless of the date change, MLK day was set to every third ...

King's son said he never thought racism would still be around and on the rise like it is today, as rally-goers urged activism ...

Faith leaders, civil rights advocates, and politicians gathered at the Boston Common on Saturday afternoon to honor the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr ... m going to say — of ...