A civil rights legend, Dr. King fought for justice through peaceful protest—and delivered some of the 20th century's most ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s influence on the U.S. has barely waned since his assassination on April 4, 1968. A Baptist minister, ...

The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city in January 1966 to assist with the city’s fledgling civil rights efforts.

The dramatic events of June 1964 in St. Augustine helped break a U.S. Senate filibuster and pass the Civil Rights Act.

In a brief scene, the seminarian known as ML stands with his then girlfriend, a white woman named Betty Moitz ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that ...

This article and interview originally appeared in All About History magazine issue 96. "The Sword And The Shield" by Dr Peniel E Joseph is available from Basic Books. They didn't hold high public ...

Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, reflects on his father's legacy and what he ...