Mayor John Whitmire announced during a June 10 City Council meeting that Houston will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

For decades teachings around King have focused on his efforts to stamp out Jim Crow and remove ... block march to City Hall in Memphis, Tenn. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to support ...

The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was originally not named “Martin Luther.” His father decided to change ...

The peaceful protest culminated with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivering a stirring speech that would forever change America. In August as ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...