1968 at just 39 years old Bettmann Archive/Getty To many of us, Martin Luther King Jr. was a mega-force for the Civil Rights movement — a prolific speaker whose talent for oration and passion ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in January to honor and remember the Civil Rights leader. His work has inspired millions, even decades after his death. While the Civil ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of an icon of America's civil rights movement, is this month. The holiday, observed annually on the third Monday of ...

Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95 Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal ...