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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The prison bench where Martin Luther King Jr. penned one of his ... The metal seat from which the civil rights leader wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" will be included in the museum's upcoming ...

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 ...

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

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

A rally for freedom and democracy was held in Birmingham to honor the legacy and life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Video above: WVTM 13 archival footage of Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma ...

Hundreds of people visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy on MLK Day.

Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking ... Imprisoned in Birmingham for organizing nonviolent protests in 1963, King penned the “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” It was a response to local White ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark ...