When Was Martin Luther King Jr. Born? Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. Originally, his name was Michael Luther King Jr. after his father. Michael Sr. eventually adopted ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book Trailblazers and Torchbearers dives into the stories of female leaders ...

Today, the house looks nothing like it once did. It is boarded up and worn down. Inside is full of trash and abandoned ...

In "Hoops, Hopes & Dreams," we see how Martin Luther King Jr. used basketball to help fuel the civil rights movement and the power of sports. LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is likely the ...

In 1961, Martin Luther King Jr. was as potent with his civil rights movement nationally as he was in his native Atlanta.

The following is a press release written by Desiree DeMolina for the city of Bloomington. The resident-led Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission will host its Annual Commemoration ...

Historians at Morehouse College are using the week of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday to draw attention to how specific places across Atlanta helped shape his thinking and the civil rights ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new chapter has been added to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The building where King had an office during the early ...

BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Dozens of volunteers joined together in Bethel Park to help the South Hills Interfaith Movement. About 70 volunteers, half of them kids, helped stock pantry shelves, assemble ...

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr? 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.