America is shocked and saddened by the brutal slaying tonight of Dr. Martin Luther King ... and myself to his widow, Mrs. King. I know that every American of good will joins me in mourning ...

Martin Luther King Jr. “Let us therefore continue our triumphant march to the realization of the American dream ... starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of ...

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson passed through and saw a slave auction in full swing. When King came in 1964 ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...

Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

On Monday, Jan. 16, Americans observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy as a Civil Rights movement leader and his lifelong dedication to ...

Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. One of the leading figures in the civil rights movement, he has had a defining influence on the recent history of ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once ascended the pulpit at Riverside ... Not the saccharine sentimentality found on greeting cards, but a revolutionary love that seeks justice and confronts power.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The jailhouse bench where Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his famous "letter from a Birmingham jail" has arrived at the Museum of the American Revolution. One may wonder ...