As we pay tribute to his life and legacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed on the third Monday of January in recognition of his birthday on Jan. 15, 1929 — we revisit some of his most ...

The words "I Have a Dream" are historically famous. They defined the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King. But they're just one speech in a long life of brilliance and introspection. Holding a ...

That is why we have compiled some of the most powerful Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s quotes from his essays, letters, speeches and from The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.. We hope this ...

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... justice and non-violent protest want Americans to remember that this holiday is really about helping others.

Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95 Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal ...

"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests ...

From MLK quotes about peaceful protests to more ... Related: Who Are Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King's Kids? All About the Racial Justice Activists' Family On Aug. 28, 1963 ...

Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma ... King adopted peaceful protest as his weapon in the fight for Black equality in the 1950s and ’60s. But this was not his only ...