As a legislator, governor, president and ex-president, he confronted the prejudices that were so much a part of where and ...

By the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter ... King Sr. attended an international Baptist conference in Germany where he became inspired by the teachings of 16th-century religious thinker Martin ...

Martin Luther King Sr. praised Carter, writing, “I know a man I can trust, Blacks can trust, and that man is Jimmy Carter.” After leaving the Oval Office, Carter’s commitment to service never waned.

Carter “sometimes juggled the line to get into office,” said Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., who was ...

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a ...

Dallas’ 43rd Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade will take place on Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. Every year on the third Monday in January, the country observes and reflects on the Rev. Martin Luther King ...

Is the stock market open on Martin Luther King Day? The answer to this question is no. The stock market will be closed Monday, January 20, for MLK Day, as the holiday is also known. Martin Luther ...

Join CU Boulder for a free event open to students, staff, faculty and local community members to commemorate one of the country’s most influential civil rights leaders: the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Sometimes, but not always. The federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. takes place on the third Monday of January each year. That day was chosen because it’s close to King’s actual ...