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We will cross Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma this weekend, as we commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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

Many in Iowa City came together on Friday to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impacts on the civil rights ...

Fifty-seven years after Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . was assassinated on that fateful evening of April 4, 1968, his voice ...

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

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

Robert F. Kennedy delivers a poignant speech in Indianapolis after learning of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, urging unity and calm.

On Friday, April 4, the National Civil Rights Museum honored the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 57th anniversary of his tragic death.

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.

An abridged version of a speech delivered at Durham’s Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church for the annual ...

The King family will host its annual service and remembrance walk on the anniversaries of King's death and funeral.