Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking before crowd of 25,000 on March 25, 1965 in Montgomery, Ala. Stephen F. Somerstein—Getty Images By Lily Rothman January 15, 2015 7:00 AM EST ...

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s niece has said he was a Republican, ... He also called King’s wife Coretta, who was pregnant with their third child, to express his sympathies.

Martin Luther King Jr. often spoke of creating “the beloved community,” a society in which “men can live together without fear,” as he wrote in a 1966 essay.

Our goal of 100 million service hours by 2029 is part of a living tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 100th birthday, honoring his legacy through action and compassion.

Dexter Scott King, the youngest child of civil rights leaders the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died of cancer Monday. In a press release, The King Center said the 62-year-old… ...

Martin the third, Dexter and Bernice King were just 10, seven and five when King died. But the trauma of April 4, 1968 is still fresh in their minds, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller.

ATLANTA — An actress, Yolanda King honored her parents' legacies during this year's national holiday recognizing her father by performing a series of one-woman skits on the civil rights movement ...

Clashing interpretations over one of Martin Luther King’s most famous quotes have fueled a culture war over the merits of affirmative action and diversity and inclusion efforts.

Actress and producer Yolanda King, eldest child of Martin Luther King, will speak January 20 at UCSC’s annual convocation honoring her father’s memory. Now in its 20th year, the Dr. Martin Luther King ...

KidsPost What was Martin Luther King Jr. like as a child? A prankster and ‘an ordinary kid.’ He sometimes popped off the heads of his sister’s dolls to use them as baseballs.