Jonathan Gould, author of a new biography about Otis Redding, tells ABC News' Amna Nawaz about the meeting between Redding and King on an airplane.

Studying Dr. King’s legacy through that lens was the focus of Prof. Jacqueline Stewart’s keynote address at the University of ...

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

The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city in January 1966 to assist with the city’s fledgling civil rights efforts.

Montgomery. The first big test of King’s philosophy—or of his operating technique—came in 1955, after he had married a ...

Almost everyone left of center now understands that Martin Luther King Jr was more radical than the milquetoast, “I Have a ...

To celebrate Martin Luther King day, we are looking at what the children of our vital civil rights leaders are doing today.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cindy King listens quietly to a prayer while seated in a pew at New Zion Baptist Church in Alliance during the Urban Pastors ...

King bravely put his life on the line for peace and justice, not for a prize.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.

The spirit and legacy of MLK and the Civil Rights Movement do not belong to the past. They call us not only to remembrance, but to responsibility.