Eig's most recent book, "King: A Life," recently won a Pulitzer Prize and explores the complexities of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Eig's research for his books relies heavily on primary sources ...

Martin Luther King III discusses the legacy of his iconic father and his emotional struggle to forge a path of his own in an excerpt from his new book 'What Is My Legacy?: Realizing a New Dream of ...

Though the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday was Jan. 15, the holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January each year. The holiday is also viewed as a National Day of Service in honor ...

The Williams and King families had roots in rural Georgia. Martin Jr.’s maternal grandfather, A.D. Williams, was a rural minister for years and then moved to Atlanta in 1893.

Here are 17 inspiring Martin Luther King quotes from his famous speeches and writings about education, justice, hope, perseverance and freedom. “Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of ...

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.

The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. That monument, dedicated in 1987, was moved to MLK Park in North Avondale in ...

Historian Jeanne Theoharis’s new book, King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South, is a major reexamination of the civil rights leader that offers a ...

City leaders rededicate Martin Luther King Memorial statue. Posted: January 14, 2025 | Last updated: June 22, 2025. The MLK memorial statue was vandalized last year and the original artist, 91 ...

These facts about Martin Luther King Jr. may surprise you We all know Martin Luther King Jr. as the man with a dream—a visionary leader and champion for equality who helped spearhead the civil ...

In an interview published by NPR’s Book of the Day podcast on Jan. 3, writer Jonathan Eig, who authored the biography 'King: A Life,' said that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was "a protest leader ...