King spoke at Hofstra the year after he won the Nobel Peace Prize and just months after "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama.

The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.

In 1963, King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. loved speaking to young people, and he encouraged them to love and accept themselves, study hard and keep moving forward.

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 morning of Martin Luther King Day, my wife and I explained Dr. King's legacy to our children. We told them how he was the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Thousands gathered across New Mexico on Monday to honor and recognize the life and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A local non-profit Vizionzs Sinkofa, hosted ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 19, this year. Observed annually on the third Monday in January, the federal holiday is set aside to recognize civil rights leader, Martin Luther King ...

If there are one person’s words that will motivate you to take action, they’re the famous words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr; after all, MLK was one of the most influential people in not only American ...