For those who disapprove of his tactics, who prefer mercy for the marginalized and who wish to fight back but don’t know how, ...

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s view on integration. Every April since 1963, thousands recall ...

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

Let us call to mind and heart the insights or events that have moved us to express our faith in action, how our work ...

Sixty-two years ago this week, Birmingham’s children answered the call. Between May 2–10, 1963, thousands of Black youth, ...

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 ...

From Scraps to LetterMartin Luther King Jr. penned his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963. Sign up for our NewslettersIn 2023, the 60th anniversary year of this significant document of the ...

Many of the new artifacts carry the weight of history, but also the freedom stories and intimate histories of the families that long preserved them.

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

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 ...