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

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

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

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 ...

Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and dedicated to King's life and legacy.

This inspirational MLK trivia will help you remember the civil rights activist's lasting impact.

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 ...

Across Atlanta, there are places that helped shape Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s thinking and the civil rights movement, many of which are still standing today.

To mark Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, "Sunday Morning" talks with some of those who were engaged from the very beginning ...

The Lakeview Community Civic Organization of Guntersville held their annual MLK Day Unity Breakfast on Monday, honoring one ...

In November of 2024, I found myself standing in front of a modest home on South Jackson Street in Montgomery, Alabama. It was once the parsonage of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, and from 1954 to 1960 ...