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.

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a conference. His legacy was celebrated on the BYU campus. (Public Domain) Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and ...

There would be no Martin Luther King Jr. Day without Coretta Scott King. With the theme “Soul, Spirit and Sacrifice,” Bloomington highlighted the advocacy of Coretta Scott King that helped keep the ...

Few quotes have stood the test of time as powerfully as Martin Luther King Jr.'s words: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; ...

At a time when setbacks often feel like dead ends, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. offered a simple yet enduring ...

The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, the longtime civil rights leader and former politician who rose to prominence as a protege of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. The 84-year-old's family announced ...

Historians at Morehouse College are using the week of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday to draw attention to how specific places across Atlanta helped shape his thinking and the civil rights ...

Blood, toil, tears and sweat. Winston Churchill's dictum about World War II could apply to any struggle — including civil rights. The death of Emmett Till, the bombings in Birmingham, the children ...

It was a day of celebration and reflection in recognition of the ideals and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a standing room only crowd. The 30th Annual West Hartford Celebration of King’s ...

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd looks at how the different ideas and tactics of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. Jesse Jackson impacted the direction of the Civil Rights Movement. Peniel Joseph, ...