Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist from Mississippi, is posthumously recognized for her efforts in voter registration and civil rights.

As the United States prepares to celebrate its semiquincentennial, patriotism among American citizens is at its lowest point ...

When news broke that Donald Trump had been the target of an assassination attempt at a campaign rally last summer, Martin Luther King Jr.'s son was among the voices that decried the violence ...

The National Civil Rights Museum will host a ceremony to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in Memphis.

The National Civil Rights Museum will host a ceremony to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in Memphis.

Fannie Lou Hamer was a force to be reckoned with. Enduring intractable racism, police beatings, and even forced sterilization, she never stopped working for equal voting rights for all. This is ...

Martin Luther King III discusses the legacy of his iconic father and his emotional struggle to forge a path of his own in an excerpt from his new book 'What Is My Legacy?: Realizing a New Dream of ...

Dr. Bernice A. King delivered the keynote address at Old Dominion University during the 40th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Observance on Tuesday.

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

Jonathan Eig, author of the biography 'King: A Life,' spoke on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s 'Book of the Day' podcast about Martin Luther King Jr., and noted that MLK didn’t have plans to become ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s determination to publicize and change the fact that underserved and marginalized communities disproportionately experience environmental dangers remains unfinished today.