Sewell quoted at length from Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech during an invocation at President Donald J. Trump's inauguration.

President Donald Trump’s inaugural benediction on the federal holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. included an homage to the civil rights leader’s legacy

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama urged Americans to 'honor' Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy minutes before Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.

Rev Lorenzo Sewell's inaugural prayer echoed Martin Luther King Jr's legacy, invoking themes of freedom and hope for America under Trump's administration.

During a spirited prayer, Rev. Lorenzo Sewell thanked God for the incoming Trump administration. Here's more on the Detroit pastor.

Martin Luther King Jr. signs autographs after a speech in Durham in 1958. The civil rights leader made multiple visits to the state over the course of his career as an activist, dating to 1954 when he came to Charlotte in 1954, a year before the Montgomery Bus Boycott made King a national figure.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.