The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its ...

The Poor People’s Campaign, conceived by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) ...

Human progress is never inevitable. It only comes through the tireless work and persistent efforts of dedicated individuals.

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

Twice the size of its predecessor, the new Martin Luther King Dream Center hopes to give residents and the area a new ...

Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Swannanoa Valley twice in his lifetime. The first time was in January 1964 for the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

The holiday is also an appropriate introduction to Black History Month, officially designated as February. On April 4, 1968, ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s family ... to spread its goals across the US, arguing that King and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference were “made to order” for the Communist mission.

Historian David Garrow, who won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for his “Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,” said he is most curious about ...

On the same day, the nation celebrated its annual tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther ... in Sims Hall, Dr. King announced a new national strategy for his group, SCLC and their collaborators ...

The death of Martin ... Dr. King’s assassination. However, she remembers the day vividly. “My dad went to the Lorain motel to pick up Dr. King, Dr. Abernathy, and the rest of the SCLC crew ...