In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making the third Monday in January a federal holiday to remember and celebrate the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Rev. King knew racism and ...

Lerone Martin’s new book offers fascinating insight into the civil rights icon’s younger years ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful message that light overcomes darkness and love conquers hate remains relevant. His life and work in the American civil rights movement championed nonviolent ...

BECKLEY — Most people remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his speeches or his civil rights marches, but supporters of the holiday say King’s greatest legacy is his cultural impact. Observed on the ...

Civil Rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is most remembered for his use of nonviolence and civil ...

Above: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home in Atlanta, Georgia. For the first twelve years of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. lived with his extended family in a gracious Queen Anne Victorian house ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 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 January ...

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a conference. His legacy was celebrated on the BYU campus. (Public Domain) Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and ...