With his son Martin Luther III standing next to him, King pulls up a cross that had been burned on the front lawn of his home in April 1960. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images ...

In 1980, Martin Luther King Sr. published the memoir Daddy King: An Autobiography, a work that provided new insight into his life—and the family world that created Martin Luther King Jr.

A Look Back at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Family Photos on What Would Have Been His 96th Birthday The revered Civil Rights leader was assassinated on April 4. 1968 at just 39 years old By Stephanie ...

Civil Rights activist Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta, daughter Yolanda, 5, & Martin Luther III, 3, sitting together as they play piano in their livingroom, Atlanta, Georgia, 1960.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King laugh during entertainment at the St. Jude Hospital in Montgomery the night before the march to the Capitol, 1965.

Photographer Richard Copley recalls covering Martin Luther King, Jr. and the sanitation workers' strike in Memphis, Tennessee, 51 years ago, when he was a college student.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made history as a defining leader of the Civil Rights movement who preached a message of nonviolent resistance. His hand in organizing a number of significant protests ...

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and the anniversary of King’s birth on Jan. 15, 1929, here are some of the most powerful images of King made by LIFE’s photographers.

Freedom riders, along with Martin Luther King Jr., relax at a safe house in Montgomery, Ala. Paul Schutzer—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images By Ben Cosgrove January 19, 2014 12:04 PM EST ...

On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech in Washington D.C. in front of thousands in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Recommended Videos ...