Jonathan Rieder, a professor at Barnard College and Columbia University and author of “Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed a ...

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was behind ... demonstrations “unwise and untimely.” In response, King wrote a letter from Birmingham City Jail, noting, “I guess it is easy for ...

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King ... the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama, February 1963. Standing behind Luther King is his speechwriter Clarence ...

President Trump has announced plans to release classified documents on high-profile assassinations, including that of ...

Hundreds of people visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life ... learning more about things like King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and ...

That sentiment from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is as pertinent today as it was when he penned it 61 years ago. While many advances toward racial equity ...

King believed that “Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.

Much of the civil rights movement is remembered through the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. There were a number of ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.