Martin Luther King Jr.’s courage, hope, and determined commitment to end segregation is why he’s one of the most influential ...

In an interview published by NPR’s Book of the Day podcast on Jan. 3, writer Jonathan Eig, who authored the biography 'King: A Life,' said that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was "a protest leader ...

With his son Martin Luther III standing next to him, King pulls up a cross that had been burned on the front lawn of his home in April 1960. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images ...

B efore Martin Luther King Jr. led marches, gave speeches, and peacefully fought to change the world, he was just a kid ...

Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his biographer.. On a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s Book of the Day podcast, Jonathan Eig, author of ...

To commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, C-SPAN Classroom has aggregated a number of video resources to help your students learn more about him, the key events in his life, and his ...

Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King. Discover how their relationship, rooted in respect and commitment, strengthened the civil rights movement. Expert opinions and untold details.

As we pay tribute to his life and legacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed on the third Monday of January in recognition of his birthday on Jan. 15, 1929 — we revisit some of his most ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s courage, hope, and determined commitment to end segregation is why he’s one of the most influential figures of all time. There are plenty of movies to watch on Martin ...