In an interview published by NPR’s Book of the Day podcast on Jan. 3, writer Jonathan Eig, who authored the biography 'King: ...

Between 1957 and his assassination on April 4, 1968, at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. gave 2,500 speeches, wrote sermons and ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was a trailblazing civil rights activist with a soaring vision for a just America. As a Baptist ...

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? (FILES)The civil rights leader Martin Luther KIng ... AFP PHOTO/FILES (Photo credit should ...

It was first proposed four days after King’s 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...

Next Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil ...

Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr., why we celebrate his impact each year and when MLK Day is in 2025.