A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin ...

Dr Martin Luther King Jr, a pivotal leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His ...

On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the ...

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, triggering riots across the US. His death shook ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed almost 60 years ago Friday. Here is a quick look into his life and remarkable legacy.

Civil rights activists worked for 15 years for it to be established by the federal government and additional 17 years for it to be recognized by all 50 states ... and work for our freedom. – Martin ...

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony ... establishment of the institution of slavery in the United States. This story, filled with powerful moments of ...

At least that was the case in the 1960s, he says, when Dresner was one of dozens of rabbis who answered the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call ... As the United States gets set to mark Martin ...

The Voting Rights Act followed in 1965, removing many of the barriers which had ensured African Americans could be disenfranchised in some states ... "Martin Luther King Jr. believed in a united ...

The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated on Jan. 20, 1986, but it took years for all fifty states to observe it. According to the History Channel, several southern states combined the ...