Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is America's most famous civil rights leader and one of the world's most celebrated thinkers and orators. In the era of Black Lives Matter and following the assault on ...
1948 – Is ordained a Baptist minister. 1954 – Becomes the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. December 1, 1955 – Seamstress and civil rights activist Rosa Parks refuses to ...
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On Jan. 15, 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born. The first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference believed in non-violent resistance and organized ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader, is fast approaching. Observed on the third Monday in January, the holiday falls near King’s birthday and gives Americans ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday (Jan. 19), representing a time to remember the legacy of America’s famous civil rights leader and give back to the community. More than six decades have passed ...