Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King Jr., “Strength to Love” “Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.” ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of ... and in 2011 he became the first African-American to receive a monument on the National ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Editor's note: Here are the first through fifth grade winners of the 42nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest sponsored by the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association and the Milwaukee ...

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. He was named ...