People like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. People like John Lewis.” It was Abraham Lincoln – the first Republican president, leader of a very different Republican party – who foreshadowed the ...

Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech April 3, 1968, the day before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Global Search Search In Quick Guide ...

King’s rhetoric did exactly that, which is why he, like Lincoln, not only belongs to the ages now; he belongs to every American. (C) 2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Next Article Teddy: They Gotcha ...

As President Obama took the oath of office on Monday, he did so with his hand rested on copies of the Bibles owned by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. — a symbolic gesture to two men ...

The Rev. Abraham Woods Jr., 80, a civil rights leader in Birmingham, Ala., who stood behind the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, died of ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

Heschel met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a conference in 1963. They became kindred spirits and fellow travelers, often speaking together on civil and human rights issues.

Martin Luther King Jr. was known for his soaring oratory as well as his leadership of the U.S. civil rights movement.. Here are some inspirational quotes from the minister and civil rights leader ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech to a huge crowd gathered at the Mall in Washington DC during the 1963 March on Washington.

Martin Luther King Jr Day was first celebrated in 1986 and falls on the third Monday in January, close to King's birthday on January 15th. 10) Almost 1,000 streets in the U.S. are named after MLK ...

In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in 1997, when President Bill Clinton took the oath of office.