GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Every year, the third Monday of January is set aside as a federal holiday to remember and celebrate the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights icon ...
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts ...
When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped to the podium at the Lincoln Memorial on a stifling hot August day in 1963, he faced a cast of characters who also knew how to command a stage. Most now ...
RALEIGH -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech on Aug. 28, 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. A little-known aspect of the speech's history ...
MINUTES WITH NEWS AND WEATHER. THIS IS A WYFF 4 EDITORIAL SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD IS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER BLAKE BRIDGES. THIS MLK WEEKEND, WE’D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ARGUABLY ...
Before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech to hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Washington in 1963, he fine-tuned his civil rights message before a ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — As the nation marks the 62nd anniversary of the largest gathering for civil rights in our country's history, Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" on the National Mall, we ...
In celebration of Black History Month, a new documentary from an NC State professor explores the inspiration behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Through his research, ...