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 ...

Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resonates strongly ... Also in 1948, at the Democratic National Convention, young Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H.

In previous years, the event was held at the Newman Center on the third Monday of January in conjunction with the Martin Luther King Jr. national ... longtime Press-Republican staff writer ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than just a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement; his legacy is deeply rooted in his ...

And those words were never more true than in June 1958 when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to town. King was in town to attend the National ... The 1958 convention, a weeklong event ...

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...