Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

Visitors and locals pass “The Embrace” memorial on Boston Common every day where a loving hug between Martin Luther King Jr.

The world discovered that Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King helped ... a place for her kids to go to school. “One day Coretta Scott King called my mother and asked if her kids ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't born in Alabama, but his legacy and impact are felt throughout the state and in the heart of Birmingham. While at college in Boston, he met his wife, Coretta Scott King.

Shanique Speight and Amir Jones earned awards as part of Essex County’s annual African American History Month Celebration.

I think everybody has to start looking at language,” says the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. “It doesn’t mean you have to go do away with your core mission, but you’re going to have to wordsmith ...

It has even more exhibits, as well as the tombs of King and his wife, Coretta Scott King. Note: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home ... it's best to visit early in the day. Also, remember to ...

From the Southside to the Peninsula, Dr. King’s influence on our area is visible. In Norfolk, an 83-foot granite Martin Luther King Monument towers over the intersection of Chur ...