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A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...
On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...
Sixty-four years ago today, a crowd of eager students piled into Thompson Chapel for regular Sunday Services. Curious ...
I met him in Miami Beach as my friends saw the Beach Boys.
MLK's voice continues to ring out against injustice, despite attempts to erase Black history. His legacy remains urgent and needed today.
Dublin is honoring their connection to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend with their "One Day" civil rights experience ...
Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which he delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech, calling for an ... in “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” ...
We will cross Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma this weekend, as we commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The King family will host its annual service and remembrance walk on the anniversaries of King's death and funeral.
On April 4, 1968, King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel, which is now the site of the National Civil Rights Museum.
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.
Many in Iowa City came together on Friday to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impacts on the civil rights ...