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Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King. Discover how their relationship, rooted in respect and commitment, strengthened the civil rights movement. Expert opinions and untold details.
President Donald Trump has sparked quite a debate by taking the bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. out of the Oval Office and ...
Martin Luther King III gives a speech at the No Kings Day protest in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon.
As the nation celebrates Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, it is also a time to remember the women who helped King propel the civil rights movement forward. "There would be no King ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has his mug shot taken at a police station house in Montgomery County, Alabama, following his arrest for directing a city-wide boycott of segregated buses, Feb. 21, 1956.
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 ...
In January 2023, Rep. George Santos tweeted, "When Martin Luther King encouraged me to run for Congress I didn't think much of it. But over time I've realized he was right. And now that I've been ...
April 8, 1968 – Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a federal holiday to commemorate King, just four days after his assassination. January 15, 1969 – The Martin Luther King Jr ...
American Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) and his wife, American author, activist, and civil rights leader Coretta Scott King (1927 – 2006) at his office in ...
More than half a century after his death, conspiracy theories about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination continue to circulate online. "Martin Luther King was Killed by his DOCTOR NOT ...
January 20, 1986 – First national celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday takes place. January 16, 1989 – The King holiday is legal in 44 states.