The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.

The National Civil Rights Museum held a moving tribute to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination. Speakers at the event, including State ...

SOUTH BEND — A large mural is being planned for the west facade of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center to honor the slain civil rights leader. The plans were brought before the South ...

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation. It was published May 19, 1963. In 1972, Apollo 16 blasted off ...

Kennedy was shot and killed June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles moments after giving a speech.

Beaumont — The Beaumont ISD board has named the Early College High School the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Academy. The ECHS is moving to the ML King campus. Students at the ECHS gave ...

The statue will stand at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial site, first dedicated in 1987. After being relocated in 2017 due to infrastructure upgrades, the new monument will restore and enhance ...

When Martin Luther King visited the state recently in support of the Freedom Democratic Party (a predominantly Negro political party that is attempting to unseat the regular Mississippi delegation ...

as well as the construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. When he heard the main sculptor for the project lived in China, he was inspired as an American to do his own ...