Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ATLANTA - NOVEMBER 23: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birth Home, in Atlanta, Georgia on NOVEMBER 23, 2013. (Photo By Raymond ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta. His father, a church pastor in the segregated south, was a significant influence on his son. In the 1930s, King Sr. led peaceful ...

Born on January 15, 1929, Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 91st birthday today. Nearly 47 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, we honor the ...

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr? Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Jan. 15, but Americans will have to wait a little longer for the annual day honoring the civil rights leader. When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026? The holiday, ...

It has been almost 57 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead outside of a Memphis, TN, hotel—yet, his legacy continues to make its mark on people across the United States. A federal ...