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

Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't born in Alabama, but his legacy and impact are felt throughout the state and in the heart of ...

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

He cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference shortly after his home and church were bombed, and he became its ...

At Syracuse University in 1965, Dr. King said "change is not self-operative; you cannot depend upon American institutions to function without prodding and pressuring." ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to town. King was in town to attend the National Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress. Dr. O. Clay Maxwell, a New York pastor, was elected president of the ...

The holiday is also an appropriate introduction to Black History Month, officially designated as February. On April 4, 1968, ...

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.

Bayard Rustin led a long and complicated life dedicated to the fight for equal rights. Targeted by the FBI, Rustin became a ...