Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. One of the leading figures in the civil rights movement, he has had a defining influence on the recent history of ...

"When God wants to speak with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents." (Martin Luther) Martin Luther was named after St Martin by his parents Hans and Margarette Luther ...

(Martin Luther) Martin Luther found peace when he married an ex-nun named Katharine von Bora, whom he had helped to escape from her nunnery in an empty fish barrel and had taken refuge in Wittenberg.

Martin Luther King Jr. welcomed four children with wife Coretta Scott King before his death in 1968 Stephanie Kaloi is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Montgomery, AL – Sixty years ago this month Dr. Martin Luther King led the march that changed history. The last leg of the march led by Dr. King ended at the Alabama State Capitol. At that time, there ...

His name was Dr. Martin Luther King. And the words he said that day are some of the most famous in history. He said he had a dream that life for his children could be different from how it had ...