Some people have claimed that history repeats itself. If this statement is true, you might ask what characteristics are ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- "King: A Life," the new biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was on virtually everyone's top 10 list of 2023 – including the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune ...

David Greenberg delivers 'tremendous, exceptional' biography of John Lewis, the late civil rights figure and Atlanta congressman who died in 2020.

We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice. –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution.” Speech given at the National ...

Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. One of the leading figures in the civil rights movement, he has had a defining influence on the recent history of ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...

Philadelphia police identified the 16-year-old killed in the shooting outside Martin Luther King High School as William ...

The best-laid plans are often better off ignored—at least that was the case with Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on ...

BLOOMINGTON— The City of Bloomington Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission is currently accepting ...

The nominees come from various racial backgrounds, excel in their chosen fields, and work to improve civil and human rights ...

This list included Eleanor Roosevelt, whom he personally despised for her liberal leanings, and later, Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. kennedy. Lyndon B. Johnson, a personal friend to Hoover ...

The best-laid plans are often better off ignored—at least that was the case with Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington from the steps of the Lincoln ...