Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, sharply criticized recent changes at the ...

When Was Martin Luther King Jr. Born? Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. Originally, his name was Michael Luther King Jr. after his father. Michael Sr. eventually adopted ...

On January 20, 1986, the United States marked the first federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a milestone that arrived after years of political struggle and grassroots activism. The ...

MIAMI — Martin Luther King Jr. is a part of Miami history. The civil rights activist born in Atlanta was a regular at The Hampton House, a small hotel for Blacks, Latinos, and Jews during segregation.

Eli Imadali / OPB About 1,000 people brought their signs, their dogs and their kids to march under a crisp winter sun in North Portland on Monday. For many demonstrators, this was their first time ...

Women hold a funeral bouquet for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at South View Cemetery in Atlanta on April 9, 1968. DECLAN HAUN / CONTRIBUTED BY CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM Women hold a funeral bouquet ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The legacy of Samuel Wyche, a pioneering Philadelphia police detective who also served as a bodyguard for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is being kept alive through the memories of ...

SELMA, Ala. (WCSC) — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a civil rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state’s capital in Montgomery on this day in 1965. Nearly 3,000 people participated in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medgar Evers headstone at Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Evers, ...