Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than just a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement; his legacy is deeply rooted in his ...

Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resonates strongly ... On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while demonstrating support for and ...

The museum and Unite Memphis' partnership encourages a new future for the city of Memphis with a new level of engagement and opportunities.

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

For 30 years, a recording of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech at Western Michigan University was lost. Then in 1997, it was found.

Strikers marched on Main Street as a result, and a standoff with police began. Officers used clubs and mace on the protestors ...

February 1st, 1968, marked a tragic day for the City of Memphis Public Works Department and young Jack Walker. His father and another sanitation worker were sitting inside the back of an old garbage ...

An archive of the Western Herald’s coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dec. 18, 1963, visit to Western Michigan University. In 1968, King was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee.

He cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference shortly after his home and church were bombed, and he became its president after King’s assassination.

The IRS Service Center and the Odell Horton federal courthouse and office building in Memphis were both briefly listed for ...