Much of the civil rights movement is remembered through the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. There were a number of people who also made valuable contributions but aren’t known as well.

Martin Luther King Jr. was drawn to Memphis in 1968 to support some 1,300 predominantly Black sanitation workers who went on strike to protest inhumane treatment. AP You are viewing 1 of 6 images ...

Sen. Raphael Warnock holds the same pulpit Martin Luther King Jr. once preached from. ... Warnock was elected to a full Senate term in 2022 in a tight race against former NFL star Herschel Walker.

Eighteen years after his death, Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday. This year it falls on Monday, Jan. 20. To this day, it is the only federal holiday commemorating an African ...

Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr., why we celebrate his impact each year and when MLK Day is in 2025. News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday and suffered significant ...

Sen. Raphael Warnock holds the same pulpit Martin Luther King Jr. once preached from. ... Warnock was elected to a full Senate term in 2022 in a tight race against former NFL star Herschel Walker.