Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was actually conflict avoidant, says biographer Jonathan Eig. In an interview published by NPR’s Book of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its 42 years. It’s the only federal holiday where you take a “day on, not a day off.” In 1994, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. might have been a giant in the Civil Rights Movement, but at home, the doting father of four was simply dad. As we observe what would have been his 96th birthday, look back ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once confessed to Harry Belafonte that he feared Black Americans were "integrating into a burning house," or a nation losing its moral vision, ...

In August as he ran for president a third time, Donald Trump compared his crowd size on Jan. 6, 2021 to the throngs who gathered to hear Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech. Instead of ...

Even then, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was met with strong resistance from some states; it wasn’t until 2000 that all 50 states recognized King’s birthday as a federal holiday.

Martin Luther King III on Trump's inauguration 05:59. Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That ...

T he words "I Have a Dream" are historically famous. They defined the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King.But they're just one speech in a long life of brilliance and introspection.Holding ...

Local pastor calls reciting Dr. Martin Luther King's speeches a "spiritual" experience 03:35. Wednesday, Jan. 15 marks the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 96 years old.

In some ways it’s a sick irony – the juxtaposition of Trump being inaugurated on Monday, the same day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. King was a champion for civil and human rights.