King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... King headed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Through his nonviolent activism and ...

Organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the event takes place every Sunday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Reverend Dr. William Keen, president of the Southern Christian ...

Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Swannanoa Valley twice in his lifetime. The first time was in January 1964 for the ...

Hundreds gathered in Tuscaloosa on Monday for Unity Day in honor of the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The ... chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s family offered their response ... arguing that King and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference were “made to order” for the Communist mission.