When this Oct. 10, 1980 photo was taken, Carter was reaching to shake hands with 3 ½ year ... The president signed the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site Bill and the Boston African ...

Carter became a longtime friend of the King family after MLK was assassinated in 1968 ... Carter was pictured shaking hands with Rev. Al Sharpton. On Carter’s 99th birthday, Sharpton took ...

Now in its 55th year, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Love March, starting with humble beginnings ... “I couldn’t wait to leave, got tired of picking cotton with my hands, shaking peanuts with my ...

Today we honour the birthday of Martin Luther King, American civil rights activist and champion of non-violent resistance. Here we remember some of his more powerful words. 1. “The whirlwinds of ...

Charles ”Teenie“ Harris, Rev. Cornell Talley shaking hands with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at podium in Central Baptist Church, ca. 1958, Carnegie Museum of Art, Heinz Family Fund.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's ...

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the ...

Monday marks an unusual coincidence with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, falling on the same day as Donald Trump's second inauguration, which may prompt questions about whether ...