Martin Luther King Jr. gave over 2,500 public speeches during his lifetime ... steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC that day – others included civil rights leaders such as Roy ...

Bernice A. King urged people to get her "Daddy's Dream right." Here's why experts think this part of the civil rights ...

In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the evangelical figures who played an important role in the fight against racism.

Martin Luther King III discusses the legacy of his iconic father and his emotional struggle to forge a path of his own in an ...

The road to Martin Luther King Jr. Day becoming a federal holiday in the ... about 20 years after King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. The first nationwide observance took place in 1986 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification. For those who may simply see the day as government-granted time off for a long weekend, the idea to honor King with a national ...

That line from Kennedy's speech would be inscribed on his tombstone after ... called "Landmark for Peace," was dedicated in 1995. This year, celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by learning from him, ...

Before meeting with students, King criticized the recent federal efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...

Since the inauguration, the president’s actions have made clear that that part of his speech ... Scott King, spent years advocating for the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a ...