In this March 17, 1963, file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, sit with three of their four children in their Atlanta, Georgia, home.

B efore Martin Luther King Jr. led marches, gave speeches, and peacefully fought to change the world, he was just a kid ...

The life of Martin Luther King is one of the most famous in American history. But in that life, one thing is easy to overlook - how young he was. King became a nationally known civil rights leader ...

Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King. Discover how their relationship, rooted in respect and commitment, strengthened the civil rights movement. Expert opinions and untold details.

In honor of his life of activism, take a look back at his life in photos. Martin Luther King Jr. (l.) and Ralph Abernathy on the first desegregated bus in Montgomery, Ala. on Dec. 21, 1956.

King:A Life, the new biography by Jonathan Eig, provides a fresh perspective into the life of one of America's most important activists. From his upbringing in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward ...

Martin Luther King was just 26 years old when he led his first political protest—the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. The Baptist Minister would go on to work tirelessly for civil rights ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- "King: A Life," the new biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was on virtually everyone's top 10 list of 2023 – including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and Time ...

Fifty-three years after his assassination, Martin Luther King Day will be observed tomorrow to honor his life and legacy as a civil rights leader at a time when the nation remains racially divided.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an important opportunity for our country to reflect on the life and legacy of an American hero. Dr. King maintained an unwavering faith in the promise of America and ...

In an interview published by NPR’s Book of the Day podcast on Jan. 3, writer Jonathan Eig, who authored the biography 'King: A Life,' said that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was "a protest leader ...