Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the legacy of the American civil rights icon, is this month. Here ...

Professor of History at Stanford University and Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute. "The Birmingham demonstrations were the most massive civil rights protests ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 7, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday that falls on the third Monday in January. April 8, 1968 – Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution ... National Museum of African American History and Culture Hosea Williams & Lou Rawls - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968 ...

Bettmann Archive Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther ... three kids, and he also really was overly protective.” Eig said that when King Jr. rose ...

President Carter cemented their relationship into history in 1980 by designating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home and neighborhood as a national historic site. Now, his birth home ...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister, activist and political philosopher, was one of the most influential and celebrated civil rights leaders in U.S. history. Before his April 4, ...

The Haywood County Martin Luther King Jr. Committee invites all to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by ...

January 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King’s actual birthday was on January 15. April 8, 1968 - Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a federal holiday to commemorate King, just ...

Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King ... for all three kids, and he also really was overly protective.” Eig said that when King Jr. rose to ...