The two Civil Rights leaders had radically opposing but important approaches to the fight for equality, rights and justice ...

This year Jan. 20 will be both Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr ... which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968. King was born Jan. 15, 1929.

Martin Luther King Jr. (l.) and Ralph Abernathy on the first ... one of King’s most tangible legacies, with President Lyndon B. Johnson. Part of President Johnson’s “Great Society” program ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated ... which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968 to make many federal holidays occur on Mondays.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the towering figure of the civil ... prompting President Lyndon B Johnson to deploy the National Guard to assist local authorities. The unrest resulted in 12 deaths ...

Now 91, Young is one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr ... In December 1964, Young and King headed to Washington to meet with President Lyndon Johnson after King had ...

Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr ... (most notably President Lyndon B. Johnson) by his high-profile ...

with a discussion about the Act and voting right… The April 4 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. was remembered with his last speech, President Lyndon Johnson’s add… Ideology data ...

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday honoring ... which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968. The law moved several federal holidays, including Memorial Day ...