Learley and Curtis McAllister were 12 and 9 years old, respectively, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech outside of Girard College in August 1965, writes Tom Kretschmer for 6ABC.

Every year, people drop Martin Luther King quotes like they’re going out of style, but quoting the man isn’t enough anymore. His “I Have a Dream” speech wasn’t just some feel-good moment ...

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in ...

On the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, we remember not only his iconic speeches but the depth and radicalism of his work. Often sanitized in mainstream memory, King was ...

Here is that speech: The obituaries From the New York Times: “To many million of American Negroes, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther ...

Thousands gathered at Garfield High School on Monday, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once spoke. The event included an array of community activities. King County's name was adopted to honor the ...

Union City 10th grader Braxton Camille Smith won third place in the 10th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Contest at ...

Many in Iowa City came together on Friday to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impacts on the civil rights movement.

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what was to be his final speech, telling a rally ...

landscaping and a gateway plaza featuring a famous Martin Luther King Jr. quote are all part of a $6.8 million expansion of the Indianapolis park where Robert Kennedy made a historic speech on the ...