Oralene Anderson Graves Simmons, a Mars Hill native, was Mars Hill College's first Black student in 1961. She was honored at the MLK Candlelight Vigil.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city in January 1966 to assist with the city’s fledgling civil rights efforts.
Accounts of the life of Martin Luther King Jr often present him as a singularly great individual. Yet MLK was profoundly shaped by a vibrant ecosystem of socialists and labor radicals, from Myles ...
Willie Lubka grew up in a small apartment in Atlanta, Georgia very close to Ebenezer Baptist Church where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a minister. Lubka’s grandfather on his ...
Jazz and blues tunes filled the Stephen E. Smith Center at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on Monday to ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award recipient is Margie A. Morse, Trident Technical College Area Commissioner.
Urban Pastors Association in Alliance celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with program that hails city's leaders.
King bravely put his life on the line for peace and justice, not for a prize.
Beyond Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s timeless, quotable speeches, there are many fascinating aspects to learn about his ...
This inspirational MLK trivia will help you remember the civil rights activist's lasting impact.
NPR revisits a series of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interviews with a soft-spoken Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 1961.