When Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for nonviolent resistance in October 1964, the FBI was furious. Under the leadership of the bureau’s notorious director, J. Edgar Hoover, ...

This week, we commemorate the anniversary of the 1968 assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most iconic figures in American history, known for his tireless fight against ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday said she would peacefully fight her five-year ban from running for office and ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been dead almost 60 years, but his philosophy — his lifelong commitment to "nonviolent direction action" to effect political change — remains relevant as a ...

New walkways, landscaping and a gateway plaza featuring a famous Martin Luther King Jr. quote are all part of a $6.8 million expansion of the Indianapolis park where Robert Kennedy made a historic ...

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is commemorating the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. This year's theme, "How Long, Not Long," is taken from King's famous ...