The revered Civil Rights leader was assassinated on April 4. 1968 at just 39 years old Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over 10 years of experience working as a digital writer, editor ...

Martin Luther King III has carried the weight of his father's legacy since he was born. And now, with a new book, he's hoping to impart the lessons he's learned along the way. Together with his wife ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead 56 years ago today in Memphis, Tennessee. His assassin "hoped to kill MLK's great and widespread dream of unity," Alveda King, the civil rights leader's niece, ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his mark on the U.S. and the world when he pioneered for civil rights and equality decades ago. His story has been told and recreated in numerous forms: books, movies, ...

Martin Luther King Sr., as he usually did, rose early for church on the morning of June 30, 1974. His wife, Alberta King, was still asleep. On Saturday night, her daughter Christine and two of her ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had no way of knowing that his speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis on April 3, 1968, would be his last, so there is no real reason we should examine that text any differently ...

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr? Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.

Discover the depth of J. Edgar Hoover's vendetta against Martin Luther King Jr. For years before Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, he was subjected to a campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI ...

On Sept. 17, 1973, Illinois became the first state to make Martin Luther King Day a legal holiday. Gov. Dan Walker signed two bills into law that day. That’s not unusual. Multiple signings mean more ...

Dexter Scott King, son of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has passed away at age 62. The King Center announced the news Jan. 22, the day of the civil and animal rights ...