But that was the reality in the 1950s and ‘60s, when Martin Luther King, Jr., rose to prominence and led a movement that would change America, for the better, forever.

Days after King's assassination, legislation was drafted to have Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it would be another 15 years before King was recognized with a day and even longer for all ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated ...

To civil rights activist Heather Booth, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination felt like a rupture. “It was like the breaking of a dream, the breaking of our hopes,” Booth recalled in an ...

57 powerful Martin Luther King Jr. quotes about courage, love and equality "I got a knot on me right now where a dog bit me in Birmingham, Alabama, where we were marching for civil rights ...