A confidant and lawyer for Martin Luther King, he was an unseen hand behind major civil rights events, including the 1963 ...

Monday marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Below is a transcript of his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. NPR's Talk of the Nation ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Rotary Club of Colorado Springs will host an event Friday afternoon to honor Martin Luther King Jr. They say the nationally recognized speaker and psychologist, Dr ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Aug. 28, 1963. (AP ...

"The danger of the 'I Have a Dream' speech is not that it is remembered, but that it is remembered incorrectly. It is misremembered. The danger is nostalgia without commitment, reverence without ...

Editor's Note: This story was orignially published on npr.org on Feb. 7, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so ...

In celebration of Black History Month, a new documentary from an NC State professor explores the inspiration behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Through his research, ...

When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped to the podium at the Lincoln Memorial on a stifling hot August day in 1963, he faced a cast of characters who also knew how to command a stage. Most now ...

(WGN) — On Aug. 28, 1963, 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. That day, National Park Service ranger Gordon “Gunny” ...

Episode 27 of The Cause is now available across all platforms. In "The Beloved Community Part II: Martin Luther King; 'I Have a Dream,' and the Beloved Community," Dr. Reiland Rabaka takes us back to ...

Each quote is paired with historical context, showing how MLK’s words still apply to today’s justice movements. The list includes both iconic and lesser-known quotes, offering a deeper look into MLK’s ...

President Donald Trump is yet again comparing his crowd sizes to a prominent Black figure, but this time, civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Trump, who infamously claimed to have brought out ...