In January 1967, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. packed several suitcases and secluded himself on the coast of Jamaica, far from the telephone, far from the crises roiling America.

The demonstration was held on the day before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a holiday that has taken on new importance in recent years, organizers said. King devoted his life to the fight for voting ...

Civil rights leaders are vowing to keep pressure on Congress to pass voting and election bills and to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, in the face of Senate delays on the legislation.. For ...

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. is calling for “no celebration” of MLK Day without the passage of voting rights legislation, putting pressure on President Joe Biden and lawmakers to act ...

Martin Luther King Jr. received a posthumous award from Congress on Tuesday as lawmakers gathered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The slain ...

It's been two weeks since the 118th Congress opened. On Monday, Jan. 16 we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Here's what Congress could learn from him.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made history as a defining leader ... marches and speeches helped bring about landmark legislation — most notably the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day has become an informal benchmark against which to measure the country’s progress toward fulfilling the promise of equality and justice for all.

Congress, for its part, ... Martin Luther King Jr. Day was met with strong resistance from some states; it wasn’t until 2000 that all 50 states recognized King’s birthday as a federal holiday.

In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. and his family enjoy a tour of the New York’s World Fair “Magic Skyway” at Ford Pavilion. King and his wife arrive to throngs of fans in Oslo, Norway, where ...

Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 94 on Jan. 15 as Jacksonville and the nation honors the civil rights champion.. So it seems like a good opportunity to remind those in Northeast Florida ...

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. is calling for "no celebration" of MLK Day without the passage of voting rights legislation, putting pressure on President Joe Biden and lawmakers to act on ...