Martin's parents were the backbone of his childhood. His father was a minister who wasn’t afraid to speak out against injustice. Watching his dad lead by example taught Martin Luther King Jr ...

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR: I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history. INSKEEP: We know that cadence, the drawn-out words precisely pronounced, the pauses between each phrase.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- "King: A Life," the new biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was on virtually everyone's top 10 list of 2023 – including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and Time ...

In an interview published by NPR’s Book of the Day podcast on Jan. 3, writer Jonathan Eig, who authored the biography 'King: A Life,' said that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was "a protest leader ...

King:A Life, the new biography by Jonathan Eig, provides a fresh perspective into the life of one of America's most important activists. From his upbringing in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward ...

Taylor Branch, author of "On Canaan's Edge", the final installment of his three-volume biography of Martin Luther King Jr., discusses the civil rights leaders life and legacy. Beginning in Selma ...

Martin Luther King Jr. never said he thought Malcolm X "has done himself and our people a great disservice," a biographer says. The two civil rights leaders with opposing views on nonviolence met ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" in which he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on the Mall in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. By Bo Emerson May 10, 2023 ...

AP. FILE - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington, D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963.