The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.

King spoke at Hofstra the year after he won the Nobel Peace Prize and just months after "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama.

Martin Luther King Jr. said social progress "comes through the tireless efforts and the persistent work of dedicated ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C., as seen on Dec. 2, 2018. (Brett Bowers via Getty Images) Let’s visit one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches. No, not that one. I’m talking ...

There’s no denying that the image of Dr. King has been distorted over time to make his bold, radical message more “palatable.

Dr. Lenore A. Martin will present “Young King,” an examination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s childhood and how that ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.

TULSA, Okla. — Daniel Thomas, a junior at Broken Arrow High School, won more than $2,000 in a contest on Tuesday after giving a rendition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is believed to have practiced an early version of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Miami, historians say. Trump orders release of Arkansas congressman's son serving ...

IDAHO FALLS – David Snell is promoting examples of “kindness in progress” at this year’s Martin Luther King Banquet. The annual event hosted by the Idaho Falls African American Alliance is kicking off ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is Jan. 19, an annual celebration of the life, work, and vision of one of America’s most fervent and prominent civil rights leaders, who would have turned 97 on Jan. 15. In ...