The long battle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Millions across federal, state, and local governments, institutions ...

King said his dream was ‘deeply rooted in the American dream’ — a dream ‘that one day this nation will rise up and live out ...

Join Springfield’s Lincoln museum Jan. 19 for MLK Day events, including a live speech, skating, historian talks and a blood ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — It's Martin Luther King Jr Day...celebrating the life, legacy and work of the famous civil rights ...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his powerful words from the "I Have a Dream" speech resonate as a call to action. The "Quote of the Day" from 1963 urges a move from segregation's darkness to racial ...

Rev. King’s crusade against racial injustice was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, a freedom fighter, credited with leading India’s ...

Former state Sen. Margaret Carter was newly elected as the first Black woman to represent Oregon in the state Legislature when she introduced a bill in 1985 to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a ...

Not everyone’s sure how to make Martin Luther King Day a meaningful holiday. Here are some tips from our family to yours ...

December 30, 1964 - Martin Luther King Jr. visited Lincoln on December 30, 1964. He spoke at the Methodist Student Movement Conference at the Pershing Auditorium. Around 5,000 people attended the ...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Msgr. Charles Owen Rice march to the United Nations in New York in this April 1967 ...

One of the greatest leaders of 20th century America is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During his years of service during the ...