Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. But her legacy is one of an international fight for ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

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

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

Quentin Williams, who died in a car crash two years ago, bought the house where the civil rights leader stayed.

King III explores his complicated relationship with his father's legend in 'What Is My Legacy?: Realizing a New Dream of ...

The Nobel Peace Prize doesn’t formally announce nominees until 50 years after they are submitted. However, individuals who meet the criteria for nominations are free to speak openly on their ...

The birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ... history — the Civil Rights Movement. King was the son of a minister, and a minister himself, as well as a husband, father, philosopher, activist, ...

Hundreds gathered in Tuscaloosa on Monday for Unity Day in honor of the legacy of the Rev. Martin ... the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in the struggle for racial equality. King was ...

The confluence of events is thanks to a mandate of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution specifying Jan. 20 as the presidential swearing-in date. Federal legislation that created Martin Luther King ...

Donald Trump's being inaugurated on the day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. feels like a cruel irony. It is a cruel irony that the nation will commemorate the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. on ...

Martin Luther King Jr. became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 at the age of 35, further solidifying his global recognition for his efforts in promoting peace and equality.