King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

A Life,' spoke on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s 'Book of the Day' podcast about Martin Luther King Jr., and noted that MLK didn’t have plans to become a civil rights leader when he joined the Montgomery ...

He cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference shortly after his home and church were bombed, and he became its ...

The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was originally not named “Martin Luther.” His father decided to change ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate.

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

Hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify documents detailing the FBI’s investigation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s 1968 assassination, the civil rights ...

the son of the legendary slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., talked to PEOPLE about what it was like spending the first 10 years of his life living in the same house as the man who ...

This year's moderated conversation will be given by the Honorable Valerie Jarrett, Chief Executive Officer of The Barack Obama Foundation, on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 12:45 p.m. in the Kelvin and ...

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