Dr. King, who led the fight against racial segregation and discrimination through nonviolent resistance, remains the only non-president to have a federal holiday named in his honour.

These historic addresses are of great importance as they document the personal and political development of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The U.S. is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Jeanne Theoharis, a professor of political science and history at Brooklyn College, breaks down how the day has changed under the Trump ...

The dramatic events of June 1964 in St. Augustine helped break a U.S. Senate filibuster and pass the Civil Rights Act.

UW-Eau Claire has opened the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Exhibit to commemorate Black History Month, launching with a ceremony honoring faculty contributions to social justice. The Martin Luther King ...

Dr. Lenore A. Martin will present “Young King,” an examination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s childhood and how that ...

There’s no denying that the image of Dr. King has been distorted over time to make his bold, radical message more “palatable.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent Black civil rights activist and Baptist minister from Atlanta.

As America marks the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., his legacy is rightly celebrated as a moral turning point in American history. Yet one essential part of that legacy is often overlooked or ...

Martin Luther King gave over 2,500 public speeches during his lifetime – many of them were delivered without a manuscript and with few notes.

Martin Luther King Jr. is a part of Miami history. The civil rights activist born in Atlanta was a regular at The Hampton House, a small hotel for Blacks, Latinos, and Jews during segregation.