The long battle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Millions across federal, state, and local governments, institutions, and industries now recognise the national holiday ...
Join Springfield’s Lincoln museum Jan. 19 for MLK Day events, including a live speech, skating, historian talks and a blood ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — It's Martin Luther King Jr Day...celebrating the life, legacy and work of the famous civil rights ...
One of the greatest leaders of 20th century America is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During his years of service during the Civil Rights Movement, King led a nonviolent movement ...
King said his dream was ‘deeply rooted in the American dream’ — a dream ‘that one day this nation will rise up and live out ...
Rev. King’s crusade against racial injustice was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, a freedom fighter, credited with leading India’s ...
December 30, 1964 - Martin Luther King Jr. visited Lincoln on December 30, 1964. He spoke at the Methodist Student Movement Conference at the Pershing Auditorium. Around 5,000 people attended the ...