What did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. do on his last visit to Louisville? March 1967 would mark King's final visit to Louisville, about one year before his death.

Martin Luther King Jr. (AP Photo) Powered by RedCircle This week we speak to Professor Louis Moore about his research on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s connection to world of sports and politics.

How did Martin Luther King Jr. Day come to be a federal holiday? On April 8, 1968, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., introduced legislation for a federal holiday, according to The King Center. The next ...

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.

Martin Luther King, Jr. did not give up. Those fighting for democracy must follow his example. January 16, 2022. The Stone of Hope, a granite statue of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther ...

How did Martin Luther King Jr. Day become a federal holiday? The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began four days after he was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

After adopting the name, the reverend also changed his son’s name from Michael King Jr. to Martin Luther King Jr. The future rights leader was just five years old at the time.

To civil rights activist Heather Booth, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination felt like a rupture. “It was like the breaking of a dream, the breaking of our hopes,” Booth recalled in an ...

Did you know Martin Luther King Jr Day wasn’t celebrated in all 50 states until 2000? And that in order to create the holiday honoring the civil rights leader we needed help from Stevie Wonder ...

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.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in January to honor and remember the Civil Rights leader. His work has inspired millions, even decades after his death. While the Civil ...