Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.

Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? King was a revered civil rights and social justice advocate who sought racial equality during the modern United States Civil Rights Movement.

ATLANTA — More than 50 new United States citizens are celebrating following their naturalization ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park on Tuesday morning. Channel 2′s ...

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. ... but it would be another 15 years before King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the United States to ...

The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less ... "I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man. But we have to make an effort in the United States, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ...

On Jan. 20, nearly four decades after its first iteration in 1986, the United States will recognize and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorating the life, legacy and humanitarian ...

While celebrating the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., we take a closer look at some of the things he loved to eat. Go-to dishes include Southern staples like fried chicken, collard greens and ...

This year’s recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the 39th anniversary of the national observance of the federal holiday. King, one of the United States’ most prominent figures ...

These profound words were delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on March 8, 1965, during his speech in Selma, Alabama. ... ∎ United States Postal Service (no regular deliveries).

Martin Luther King III on Trump's inauguration 05:59. Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That ...