On April 4, 1968, King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel, which is now the site of the National Civil Rights Museum.

On this day, 57 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his motel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Explore Dr. King's most radical, powerful quotes on justice, nonviolence, and truth-telling on the anniversary of his death.

Discover the journey of a family to Selma, Alabama, honoring the sacrifices of Civil Rights leaders and the ongoing struggle for equality.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin ...

While Dr. King is especially well known for his moral clarity regarding Civil Rights, for which he was also honored with a ...

Media outlets that praised Martin Luther King Jr.'s work in the South treated Northern segregation differently.

Fifty-seven years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel ...

Yet King understood that racism, segregation, and police brutality were a national condition, not a regional issue. Many of ...

Friday marks 57 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. on April ...

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, triggering riots across the US. His death shook ...