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Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leads a silent memorial march in her husband's memory, April 8, 1968, following his assassination in Memphis, Tenn. Richard L. Copley ...
He shared his 2025 Inauguration Day with Martin Luther King Jr., whose life and legacy are celebrated each January with a federal holiday. Yet King has said there is a great gulf between his ...
The nation pauses to celebrate what would have been Rev. King's 91st birthday. As the country observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, the civil rights icon's daughter is challenging people ...
A day after the dignity of a march led by Dr. Martin Luther King, sanitation workers Rev. Theodore Hibbler (left) and Ted Brown march in downtown Memphis, March 29, 1968. Richard L. Copley ...
Martin Luther King Jr. often spoke of creating “the beloved community,” a society in which “men can live together without fear,” as he wrote in a 1966 essay.
*A new feature documentary from Time Studios and Stevie Wonder’s Eyes ‘n’ Sound will highlight the music icon’s pivotal role in the campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal ...
Stevie Wonder Documentary Chronicling His Role In Fight For Martin Luther King Jr. Day In Works From Time Studios & Eyes ‘N' Sound. Story by Matt Grobar • 11h.
What is the mission of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade? The mission is to keep Dr. King’s message alive by uniting the community in a shared celebration of love, peace, and justice.
Thousands of FBI agents spent months hunting down every lead looking for Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassin, but the final crack in the case came almost by accident.. King was fatally shot 51 ...