One of the facts about Martin Luther King Jr. that most people are unaware of: His birth certificate reads Michael King, an ode to his father, a former pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Martin Luther King Jr was born in the United States of America to African American parents. At birth he was named Michael King, but his father later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. When ...

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades, speeches and acts of service. At 8 a.m., the MLK Breakfast will take place at the Julia T. & Charles W. Cherry Sr.

Growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, during the height of the civil rights movement, Lionel Richie had a front-row seat to ...

“This is not a black holiday; it is a people’s holiday,” said Coretta Scott King after President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law on Nov. 2, 1983. But in the complicated history of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated this year on Monday, Jan. 20. The influential American civil rights leader is most well-known for his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 and his campaigns to end ...

The revered Civil Rights leader was assassinated on April 4. 1968 at just 39 years old Bettmann Archive/Getty To many of us, Martin Luther King Jr. was a mega-force for the Civil Rights movement — a ...

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Lionel Richie opened up about growing up during the civil rights movement in an interview with The Guardian on Oct. 4.

A luminaria ceremony, peace walk and virtual-reality experience are among a weeklong series of events planned at University of Redlands to honor the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park in Atlanta, Georgia has temporarily closed its doors due to the ...