The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C., as seen on Dec. 2, 2018. (Brett Bowers via Getty Images) Let’s visit one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches. No, not that one. I’m talking ...

To survive in this world, you need to be both hopeful and strategic. You must believe that a better world is possible for you and your children, and be willing to create it. It takes a collective ...

The letter in Wichita shows an early draft that might have informed some of the civil rights leader's most famous speeches. Nestled in the archives of the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita, there’s ...

A congregation on Chicago's Near West Side gathered over the weekend to commemorate 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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 1965, three months after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. declared from the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, that the aim of the civil rights movement was no more and no less than ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is Jan. 19, an annual celebration of the life, work, and vision of one of America’s most fervent and prominent civil rights leaders, who would have turned 97 on Jan. 15. In ...

A person walks past a mural of Martin Luther King Jr. during the celebration of MLK Community Service Day in Washington D.C., days ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, U.S. January ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words didn't stop moving once the microphones were turned off. Long after his speeches were delivered, his voice found a second life in music, traveling far beyond history ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 19, this year. Observed annually on the third Monday in January, the federal holiday is set aside to recognize civil rights leader, Martin Luther King ...