On Nov. 2, 1983, former President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law designating the third Monday of January a federal holiday. The holiday serves in remembrance of the civil rights ...
Discover how America remains divided on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, as a National Action Network rally in D.C. honors ...
More than 2,000 people gathered for an annual breakfast Monday in Minneapolis to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King ...
When Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday to serve as President of the United States for the second time—a day that ...
Since the U.S. first began observing a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in 1986, the day has overlapped with a public presidential inauguration three times: Bill Clinton in 1997, Barack ...
Martin Luther King Jr is remembered for his tireless work during the Civil Rights Movement and his dream that one day ...
In one of the most famous speeches of the 20th Century, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., before a crowd ...
Despite the wintry weather, a couple hundred people caravanned from Sadie Thomas Memorial Park to Kemp Elementary School for ...
Hundreds of people visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy ...
Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin ...
King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' is not just a seminal document of American civil rights. It's a masterpiece of ...