On Friday, friends and family of the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders gathered at the historic Ebenezer Baptist ...

When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...

According to a memo, DOJ attorneys cannot file new complaints, briefs or certain court papers “until further notice.” ...

Atlanta, United States - The tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., distinguished leader of the civil rights movement in the ...

Sen. Raphael Warnock holds the same pulpit Martin Luther King Jr. once preached from. He told Morning Edition that "your life ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s ...

In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.

MLK’s legacy lives on in Atlanta where the city hosted “A day on” of services and parades to honor MLK including projects to ...

Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.

MARTIN: So civil rights leader Lonnie C. King enlisted the help of his childhood friend, Martin Luther King Jr. KING: I planned to put the movement ... were going on in Atlanta 'cause Atlanta ...

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

Sweet Auburn was the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, known for the birthplace ... a bustling center of Black commerce and culture in Atlanta. But the Downtown district is under threat.