The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.

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Oceanside resident Rob Howard was picked as this year’s recipient of Oceanside’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service award. The award is given annually to a resident who “exemplifies the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shown in this photo headshoulders, alone. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive) Monday ...

The new Nike basketball shoe’s all-teal color palette nods to the Memphis motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. By Sandra E. Garcia On Tuesday, one day after the 40th ...

The revered Civil Rights leader was assassinated on April 4. 1968 at just 39 years old Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over 10 years of experience working as a digital writer, editor ...

These historic addresses are of great importance as they document the personal and political development of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Mr. King is chair of the Drum Major Institute and the son of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. Ornstein is a retired scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. The future of the Voting Rights ...

Each year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day invites the nation to pause and remember a man whose words have been softened by time and whose legacy is often simplified for comfort. We recite familiar lines ...