Civil Rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is most remembered for his use of nonviolence and civil ...

Here are seven of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most powerful quotes, revealing both the heart ... but it became a central theme in his speeches. It reflects a profoundly spiritual and political ...

Every year, people drop Martin Luther King quotes like they’re going out of style, but quoting the man isn’t enough anymore. His “I Have a Dream” speech wasn’t just some feel-good moment ...

On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what was to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, “I’ve been to the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

The NBA legend writes about the importance of protest for social justice in new book, "We All Want to Change the World." ...

In 2015 he addressed a joint session of Congress. In that speech, he evoked Abraham Lincoln and praised Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of “liberty in plurality and non-exclusion.” ...

Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything ... "I Have a Dream" speech) are meant ...