On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr will be released in the coming days, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Thursday. President Donald Trump signed an executive ...

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is commemorating the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.

The National Civil Rights Museum held a moving tribute to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his assassination. Speakers at the event, including State ...

On Easter Day, April 20, at 9:41 a.m., the Shreveport Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at on Peach Street ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed at the Lorraine motel ... in retaliation for his support of Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. He died 25 hours later. Sirhan was arrested, tried ...

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 ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what was to be his final speech, telling a rally ...

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 ...