Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.

His enduring legacy was memorialized when Republican President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday bill in 1983, and again during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in 2011.

I n addition to being an essential part of the civil rights movement in the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. was a ...

On Jan. 20, nearly four decades after its first iteration in 1986, the United States will recognize and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorating the life, legacy and humanitarian ...

Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? King was a revered civil rights and social justice advocate who sought racial equality during the modern United States Civil Rights Movement.

The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less ... "I had a member of my family killed, but he was killed by a white man. But we have to make an effort in the United States, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ...

This year’s recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the 39th anniversary of the national observance of the federal holiday. King, one of the United States’ most prominent figures ...

ATLANTA — More than 50 new United States citizens are celebrating following their naturalization ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park on Tuesday morning. Channel 2′s ...

Martin Luther King III on Trump's inauguration 05:59. Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That ...

These profound words were delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on March 8, 1965, during his speech in Selma, Alabama. ... ∎ United States Postal Service (no regular deliveries).

King advocated using nonviolent resistance to bring an end to racial segregation in the United States, ... Martin Luther King Jr. Day Skate. Enjoy ice skating.