Elder Gary E. Stevenson was in Washington on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
In this Dec. 17, 1962, photo, Ambassador Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. delegate to the United Nations, shakes hands with Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership ...
Martin Luther King Jr. spent his final days protesting the hazardous work conditions suffered by black sanitation workers in Memphis. A shadow of this problem continues today, manifesting in ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in January to honor and remember the Civil Rights leader. His work has inspired millions, even decades after his death. While the Civil ...
MEMPHIS − Fifty-plus years have passed, but the memories are present. It was 1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered "I Have a Dream," one of the most famous speeches in American history.
The complete opposites. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wanted everyone to be equal and fair to one another. He believed that serving others would bring society closer together. Dr. King’s ideals 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 great ...
From being a preacher in an Atlanta Baptist church to one of the most quoted Civil Rights leaders, Martin Luther King Jr.’s journey was heavily covered by The Tennessean. Although many associate ...
Letter: King would be championing policies that challenge systemic injustice: the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect democracy, raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage
In this week's column, longtime Pantagraph writer Bill Flick shares his lasting memories from the former Pantagraph building on West Washington Street in Bloomington. The site is now being transformed into a one-stop health care and social services hub.
Aiken’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. featured Christale Spain, a USCA alumna and the first black woman to chair the S.C. Democratic Party
In September 1958, while promoting his first book at a Harlem, New York, bookstore Martin Luther King Jr was stabbed in the chest by a woman with a letter opener.