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

Reginald Dwayne Betts went from being a 16-year-old facing a nine-year prison sentence to a MacArthur “genius,” an award-winning author, and a nonprofit founder. Dr. King’s legacy taught him that no ...

As we pay tribute to his life and legacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed on the ... nor popular but he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right." — during a Feb. 6, 1968 ...

According to an article from Stanford University, a tape was played at King's funeral of him speaking about how he wanted to ... Georgia. When did Martin Luther King Jr. Day become a holiday?

HE CAME HERE PRIMARILY TO MARCH WITH US ... along with his last visit to the Derby City.What did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. do on his last visit to Louisville?March 1967 would mark King's final ...

The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a ... and the New York Times indicated most Americans did not trust King or thought he was too radical because of his speeches on poverty ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination ... was stationed in Germany. He did not stay long in the Army.

Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday ... to honor Martin when he’s safely dead and ...

The president-elect's inauguration takes place on the holiday honoring the civil rights leader, prompting us to consider how King might respond to Trump's America.

The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days ...