It’s no wonder, then, that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has entered the American pantheon for what he achieved in just 13 years on the public stage. But he’d likely be dismayed, too, and ...

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

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech to a huge crowd ... The United States has seen an African-American serve two terms as president — something King likely thought even ...

President Barack Obama (right) and President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, with National Park Service National Mall Superintendent Karen Laura Cucurullo in ...

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never coincided with the inauguration of a non-incumbent president. That changes ...

President Biden says U.S. must commit to the work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote.” ...

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s niece has said he was a Republican, but the civil-rights leader's party affiliation remains a mystery to scholars.

-- Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail ... President George W. Bush's most recent appointee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking before 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights ... More marchers, in front of Montgomery, Alabama state capital building. On March 25, 1965.

As the United States commemorates the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, here are a few things to know about the holiday honoring the slain activist and his fight against inequality and racial ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who helped lead the fight for racial equality in the United States. His most famous work is his “I Have a Dream” speech ...