Places like the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama − and people like those ... the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for protesting ... for their involvement in protests in March against the Turkish ...

Melody Shari and Mayor Steven Reed honored 1965 Selma marchers and today’s justice leaders at a 60th anniversary reception in ...

Documents related to the 1968 assassinations of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy will soon be made public as more than 100 people have been working “around the clock ...

Daviess County resident and self-proclaimed amateur historian, Victor Hollowell, along with his wife Cathy Sue Hollowell, took a trip to Alabama in July of 2018 to see several of the historic sights ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Friday marked the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights ... Keeping Hope Alive for the Masses" walk event and rally stepped off ...

The National Civil Rights Museum will host a ceremony to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s ...

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. GROWING UP IN ATLANTA ... POLICE TURNED HOSES AND DOGS AT YOUNG BLACK PROTESTERS DURING A CHILDREN’S MARCH, CAUSING NATIONAL OUTRAGE. KING WROTE HIS FAMOUS LETTER FROM ...

Selma, Alabama's historic Jackson home ... including pajamas worn by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The home is currently on its new foundation in Greenfield Village and will open to visitors ...

April 4th is the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death ... the Kings that goes back to when she lived in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1950s. Her father was president of the board ...

A Black Journalist’s Journey,” Pulitzer-winning journalist Harold Jackson reflects on lessons from 1960s Alabama.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has ... the steps of the Alabama state capital during a 1965 voting rights rally that followed the completion of the famous Selma-to-Montgomery march.