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

On the evening of April 4, 1968, as the sun set over Memphis, Tennessee, a single gunshot echoed, forever altering the course of American history. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the towering figure ...

(a reference to the year the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress) to its design ... makes it convenient to reach. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights ...

In 2015 he addressed a joint session of Congress. In that speech, he evoked Abraham Lincoln and praised Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of “liberty in plurality and non-exclusion.” ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday and suffered significant ...