From Memphis, TN, television news broadcasts and a morning newspaper -- the Commercial Appeal, James Earl Ray discovers that Martin Luther King is staying at the Lorraine Motel, room 306.

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless advocate for equality and is best known for his message of peaceful ...

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 ...

Cincinnati will soon build a long-planned $1.4 million memorial to Martin Luther ... statue of King. Each pillar represented a different principle of nonviolence and featured images of King's ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

Eisenhower on October 03, 1966.Bettmann Archive—Getty Images Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King’s funeral. He lost his cool with a New York Times reporter, telling him “this ...

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 from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.

This week, we commemorate the anniversary of the 1968 assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most iconic figures in American history, known for his tireless fight against ...

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is commemorating the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. This year's theme, "How Long, Not Long," is taken from King's famous ...