Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed almost 60 years ago Friday. Here is a quick look into his life and remarkable legacy.

Martin Luther King Jr., a pastor from Georgia, became a civil rights icon in the 1950s and 1960s and the most prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He led boycotts and protests against ...

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...

The confederate memorial holiday dates back to just one year after the war in Georgia ... with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January and the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis ...

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The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one we honor and celebrate every single year, but how well do Americans really know the civil rights leader? Born in Atlanta, Ga., King never knew he ...

ATLANTA — Figures in Georgia ranging from Gov ... live out the great commandment to love our neighbor." King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and CEO of the King Center, wrote a lengthy ...

Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Alabama is the only ... See all MS openings Confederate Memorial Day was created in Georgia on April 26, 1866. It honored the deaths of ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Friday marked the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther ... Davis said. It was on the evening of Thursday, April 4, 1968 when Dr. King was shot and killed ...