They didn't hold high public office, they didn't fight wars and they didn't possess vast wealth and riches. Yet, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X still managed to become two of the most ...

Amber Mitchell, curator of Black History, shared that Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherritt Jackson opened the doors of their home to their close friend, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was more than a civil rights leader; he was a global thinker who believed in justice for all and whose voice is still widely relevant, and sorely missed today.

Martin Luther King Jr., Michelle Obama and Trump’s exhausting return For some Black women, the high road led to the nation’s memorial to the civil rights leader.

Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party in the late '60s, is betrayed by FBI informant William O'Neal in this biographical drama from director and producer Shaka King.

President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the slain civil rights leader. States slowly added the day to their roster ...

On the same day, the nation celebrated its annual tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, whose name and “dream” was invoked in Trump’s inaugural address.

Martin Luther King Jr. stands with fellow civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968 — one day before he was assassinated while standing in ...

During Martin Luther King Jr.'s years of public appearances, he visited S.C. 10 times between 1959 and 1967, favoring the Penn Center in as a special retreat.

States slowly added the day to their roster of state holidays. Alabama and Mississippi in the 1980s adopted Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, adding it to their existing day honoring Lee.

Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of the Montgomery, Alabama state capital building on March 25, 1965 in Montgomery.

Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of Montgomery, Alabama state capital building on March 25, 1965 in Montgomery ...