Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent civil rights leaders led a defining moment in the civil rights movement, emphasizing the urgent need for systemic change, powered by a rally that drew ...

King was in Memphis to support striking African-American sanitation workers upset over poor working conditions and low pay.

Many of the new artifacts carry the weight of history, but also the freedom stories and intimate histories of the families ...

The annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day invites Americans to reflect on a transformative figure whose vision ...