President Trump signed an executive order to declassify any remaining documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by James Earl Ray. The announcement came Thursday, Jan. 23, ...

Pres. Trump said the families of three assassinated historical figures, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., deserved transparency and truth.

At Syracuse University in 1965, Dr. King said "change is not self-operative; you cannot depend upon American institutions to function without prodding and pressuring." ...

Father David Cray is literally at home on the campus of Saint Michael College in Colchester. He lives here with 16 other priests with the title “Superior General of the Society of Saint Edmund.” It’s ...

Journal The inaugural Historical Marion 2 Selma Bicycle Ride will commemorate the 60th anniversary of one of the most important and notorious moments in Civil Rights history. The cycling event, set ...

By Suzette Hackney The date was Aug. 28, 1963. An estimated quarter of a million people came to Washington D.C. on a sun-filled day to march for jobs and civil […] ...

The life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was celebrated at state Sen. Leroy Comrie’s 10th annual event for the ...