Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made history as a defining leader of the Civil Rights movement who preached a message of nonviolent resistance. His hand in organizing a number of significant protests ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was marked today by the 38th Kingdom Day Parade in Leimert Park. Hundreds of people lined the parade route, with days of rain finally letting up and the skies clearing ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s life in pictures Horace Cort/AP Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement.

Photos: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Iconic images of King from the Smithsonian collection. ... King preached at the church for the first time, and in April he accepted the church's pastorship.

It was on June 23, 1963, that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walked down Woodward Ave. as part of the Freedom March.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name first appeared in the Chicago Tribune in early 1956, for his leadership of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. “We must use the weapon of love. … ...

We get to see the private and public sides of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in these first stills from the set of "Selma." By Doug Sibor. Aug 22, 2014 ...

A new picture book about Lewis and two about Coretta Scott King make for illuminating reading on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday and throughout the year.

On Sept. 17, 1973, Illinois became the first state to make Martin Luther King Day a legal holiday. Gov. Dan Walker signed two bills into law that day. That’s not unusual. Multiple signings me… ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s life in pictures Horace Cort/AP Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement.