Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

(AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E.

For many in the Natchez community, the scars from racism run deep and the struggle is far from over, as evidenced by stories ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day encourages the volunteer spirit and ... Walker about a women’s social movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. Other featured events are, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 ...

Nezzie Hardges is making sure her niece — first-grader Amelia — learns about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Durham Museum’s MLK Community Free Day is the perfect classroom.