Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.

For 15 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death activists rallied to make MLK Day a federal holiday. Here's how it happened. An 82-year-old Jewish woman has died from injuries suffered in the ...

What to know about Martin Luther King Jr. Day As the U.S. celebrates the civil rights icon on MLK Day, here are a few things to know about the holiday honoring the slain activist and his fight ...

“The convergence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day invites reflection on shared ideals and how we can embody them in our own lives,” write three members of the Utah Martin Luther King Jr Human ...

For nearly 40 years, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has served as a day of service in honor of the civil rights leader, and a chance to reflect on the work he dedicated his life to.

A documentary covering Stevie Wonder’s work to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a holiday is now in production.

President Barack Obama moved the Martin Luther King Jr. bust into the Oval Office in 2009. Trump kept it during his first ...

MLK never said famous quote that criticized Malcolm X, ... It's included in The Autobiography Of Martin Luther King, Jr., which was assembled from King's words by historian Clayborne Carson.

That MLK was not born MLK might be news to some — as we prepare to celebrate the 36th federal Martin Luther King Day on Monday. But the name change is worth thinking about.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed yearly on the third Monday in January, but the push to make a federal holiday honoring him was controversial.

It wasn’t for 15 years until after King’s death that civil rights activists finally succeeded in making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a nationally observed holiday.. On Nov. 2, 1983, Reagan ...