Jonathan Eig, speaking Thursday at the National Writers Series, won a Pulitzer for 'King: A Life.' Now, comes a look at ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was the muse for artist Samuel Benson. Salvaged from a crack house in Chester, Pennsylvania, the work ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

The preacher and civil rights activist tells us that we can all live and work together to make society a better place.

a recording of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech at Western Michigan University was lost. Then in 1997, it was found. The recording and related items at the Zhang Legacy Collection Center preserve ...

A preserved recording at the Zhang Legacy Collection Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan offers a rare glimpse into the 1960s, capturing the powerful words of Martin Luther King Jr. during his historic ...

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 ...

Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson passed through and saw a slave auction in full swing. When King came in 1964 ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s bold quest to fight for peace across the nation and for all people to be treated equally led to the Civil Rights Movement. Although his acts of selflessness cemented his name ...

The Fort Worth Martin Luther King Jr. Day in North Texas was previously rescheduled because of weather.