Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, “Trailblazers and Torchbearers,” dives into the stories of female leaders ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ... nonviolence.” Martin also thinks it's important to learn about the man himself. He finds excitement in seeing people read or hear about the Nobel Peace Prize ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... of the Nobel Peace Prize. Although his time was in high demand, and King had stayed away from endorsing political candidates, a call from Rosa Parks prompted King ...

Activists protesting the race laws in the wake of the Rosa Parks incident formed the Montgomery Improvement Association and boycotted public transport. Martin Luther King Jr. was elected head of ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice ... King became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. And years after his death ...