Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would go on to become the voice of the movement. In 1955, he served as the spokesman for the Montgomery bus boycott.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its 42 ... President Bill Clinton signed into law Congressman John Lewis and Sen. Harris Wofford’s legislation making it a National Day of ...

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ... But like Congressman John Lewis said in the doc, Dr. King taught us how to live and how to die.

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day being on Jan. 20, ... The late congressman and activist Rep. John Lewis called it “good trouble”—the kind necessary to create real change.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, ... Led by John Lewis and Hosea Williams, ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. While MLK Day, ... In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed into law Congressman John Lewis and Sen. Harris Wofford’s legislation making it a National Day of Service.

The Justice Department has asked a federal court to release FBI surveillance records of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., two years before their scheduled unsealing, a request opposed by the civil ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Special events are taking place all throughout the country, reflecting on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. That includes at Western ...

5 Great Martin Luther King Jr. Documentaries That Explore Different Aspects Of His Life And Work. ... But like Congressman John Lewis said in the doc, Dr. King taught us how to live and how to die.

In 1983, about 20 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it ...