Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than just a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement; his legacy is deeply rooted in his ...

(a reference to the year the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress) to its design ... nonviolence around the statue. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours ...

She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were ...

chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality, offered this sober judgment: “The way things are today, not even Christ could come back and preach nonviolence.” Benjamin Mays, Class of 1920, eulogy for ...

American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my colleagues cautioned me not to ...

For 30 years, a recording of Martin Luther King Jr's speech at Western Michigan University was lost. Then in 1997, it was ...

Continuing one of America's most influential legacies, Dr. Bernice King has established herself as a formidable force for justice and reconciliation in her own right. As we mark Black History Month, ...

Governor Johnson did advise businessmen not to comply with the civil-rights act until it had been tested ... on a large scale. When Martin Luther King visited the state recently in support of ...

Read more › Trump’s ‘king ... Biden Jr. signed in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act, which aimed to invest billions of dollars in clean energy. As part of the law, Congress directed ...

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

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association Committee has been in communication with the city of Steubenville about putting up honoree signs. Following a unanimous voice vote ...