Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan. 15, 1929–April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark on ...

Editor's Note: This story was orignially published on npr.org on Feb. 7, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so ...

Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Please enjoy this excerpt from one of the most famous American speeches ever made. “I have a dream that one day this nation will ...

When Was Martin Luther King Jr. Born? Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. Originally, his name was Michael Luther King Jr. after his father. Michael Sr. eventually adopted ...

Born in Atlanta on Jan. 15, 1929, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated as one of the most influential Black leaders in American history. The Baptist minister, scholar, civil-rights activist ...

The Yale and New Haven communities will recognize the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events on campus and beyond, including a public talk by Col. (Ret.) ...

The expansion of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail illustrates how all the facets of the Civil Rights Movement unfolded in ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, people across the country celebrated the life of the civil rights leader with tributes, acts of service, and parades. In Waikiki, thousands ...

Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., spent more than 30 years resisting her father’s teachings.

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.