An admission ticket to satellite funeral services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Morehouse College. The cream colored ticket is rectangular with black text reading [Admit / Services Dr. Martin ...

I know the words to "Softly and Tenderly" by heart, but this time I didn't understand any of them. That's because we were ...

King's father, Martin Luther King Sr., and his widow, Coretta Scott King, would close the 1976 Democratic National Convention, delivering a resounding benediction to Carter, who the elder King ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in January to honor and remember the Civil Rights leader. His work has inspired millions, even decades after his death. While the Civil ...

For many people, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington and the famous "I Have a Dream" speech exist as little more than photos and soundbites -- only the 200,000-plus people who were ...

Martin Luther King Jr., the Atlanta native who became one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement, was born on January 15, 1929. While it would be impossible to encompass ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in St. Augustine: Demonstrations, an arrest, and a bullet Of the places in Florida where King frequented, the country's oldest city might have been the most consequential .

Martin Luther King, Jr., first visited Cleveland on 7 Aug. 1956 as the leader of the Montgomery, AL, bus boycott. He reported on the progress of the boycott to the annual convention of the National ...

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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been observed annually on the third Monday of January since President Ronald Regan signed the ...

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday ...

The Brief. President Jimmy Carter played a pivotal role in preserving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home and neighborhood by designating it as a national historic site, now a national park.