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The reopening of the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Bridge ... according to the Streets Department. Poured sections of the bridge's concrete deck must undergo a 14-day curing process to ensure ...

Life in the 1920s looked vastly different than our world today. From fashion and music to sports and travel, here's how times ...

The National Civil Rights Museum will host a ceremony to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s ...

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis ... he gave a speech at the Mason Temple Church and was killed the next day. James Earl Ray was convicted of King's ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been dead almost 60 years, but his philosophy — his lifelong commitment to "nonviolent direction action" to effect political change — remains relevant as a ...

On Friday, April 4, the National Civil Rights Museum honored the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 57th anniversary of his tragic death.