From Scraps to LetterMartin Luther King Jr. penned his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963. Sign up for our ...

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...

The King Center and voting rights advocacy group Black Voters Matter are uniting to influence a new generation of activists.

The first time the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rocked ... curated 500-book collection that includes Dr. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail and some Toni Morrison, some William Faulkner ...

King's son said he never thought racism would still be around and on the rise like it is today, as rally-goers urged activism ...

By October, it will include objects ranging from Douglass’ speech to the metal prison bench from which the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. composed his famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” in 1963.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is seen as cherry blossoms begin to bloom in Washington, D.C., on March 27, 2025. On April 16, 1963, MLK wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in ...