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.

A newly revealed document from the John F. Kennedy assassination records paints a very defamatory picture of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. A wide-ranging 20-page document from the ...

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.

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 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 ...

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… ...

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.

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 ...