Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential figures in the US civil-rights movement. Much of what people know about the activist is limited to his iconic role in the 1963 March ...

Martin Luther King Jr was born in the United States of America to African American parents. At birth he was named Michael King, but his father later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. When ...

Jonathan Eig, author of the biography ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the late civil rights leader on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out ...

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades, speeches and acts of service. At 8 a.m., the MLK Breakfast will take place at the Julia T. & Charles W. Cherry Sr.

A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday has been observed now for 39 years — the same length as King’s life. At the time of the ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in ... but Tennessee authorities refused to reopen the case, according to biography.com and Stanford. The Lorraine Motel is located in ...

The assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is getting a fresh look after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at declassifying the remaining federal records relating to ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights ...

Jonathan Eig, author of the biography ‘King ... Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his ...