Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless ...

The Web offers many sources of information on Dr. King's life. Here are a few timelines of note. The Seattle Times offers text timelines of King's life and the civil rights movement online at ...

Ray finally agrees to plead guilty. James Earl Ray pleads guilty to killing Martin Luther King, Jr. and is sentenced to 99 years in Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee. March 13 ...

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, triggering riots across the US. His death shook ...

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

Remembering a strong man and brilliant speaker. When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was only six years old, he wasn’t allowed to play with his white friend. This made him very sad. Dr. King was very ...

As SCLC president, King was tasked with the coordination of civil rights activity across the region ... University and Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute.

On Monday, Jan. 16, Americans observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy as a Civil Rights movement leader and his lifelong dedication to ...