There’s an adage that goes: “The best part of the meal is the company.” And those words were never more true than in June 1958 when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to town.
Before meeting with students, King criticized the recent federal efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...
Dr. King was a civil rights activist who worked to end segregation. A few of his most notable works include the March on Washington in August 1963, which was followed by his “I ...
But when the Montgomery bus boycott began ... Getty Images Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1966 “So King steps up to the podium at Holt Street Baptist Church on Dec. 5, 1955 and gives this incredible ...
Google Doodle celebrates the 96th birthday of renowned civil rights leader Martin Luther King ... theology in 1955. King rose to prominence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956), sparked ...
Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Martin Luther ... King: A Life, spoke about the late leader, and noted that he didn’t have plans to become one when he joined the Montgomery Bus boycott ...
The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...
He was the driving force behind landmark events like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington ... When did Dr. Martin Luther King deliver his famous ‘I Have a Dream' speech? King ...
As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...
Martin Luther King Jr. once said ... Events like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the march from Selma to Montgomery influenced social and legal changes, such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification. For those who may simply see the day as government-granted time off for a long weekend, the idea to honor King with a national ...