Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was on a tour of the South to recruit volunteers for his “Poor People’s Campaign”, spoke to an overflow crowd at Mason Temple March 18, 1968. Crowd estimates ranged ...

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is commemorating the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.

Friday marks 57 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The ...

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 ...

DNI Tulsi Gabbard said Thursday that the assassination files of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy would be released in "the next few days." ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed at the Lorraine motel on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977, the Justice Department launched a task force to probe the FBI's harassment and ...

On April 4, 1968, the United States lost one of its most influential civil rights leaders when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ...

National intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard said more than 100 people have been working "around the clock" to scan the ...

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is commemorating the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. This year's theme, "How Long, Not Long," is taken from King's famous ...