Quentin Williams, who died in a car crash two years ago, bought the house where the civil rights leader stayed.

Mississippi is one of two states that recognizes Martin Luther King Junior Day as a dual holiday, shared with Robert E. Lee.

In honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the community came together Sunday afternoon to fill the Warren Ballrooms on ...

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Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict the fight for civil rights.

In between the music and singing, speakers at the 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in Lynchburg ... Bella Vista Hotel on Candlers Mountain Road. Beth White, secretary of the Lynchburg ...

Other celebrations honored the legacy of King throughout the weekend. In South Sacramento, a caravan of cars and motorcycles began its parade Sunday at Luther Burbank High School. The 26th annual Dr.

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

Supporters, meanwhile, were still calling for federal holiday status. In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third ...