The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote some of his most enduring words behind bars. From a Birmingham, Alabama, jail cell in 1963, on smuggled bits of paper, he wrote a legendary essay that still lands ...

The Braceville African American Heritage Museum held a gathering this afternoon to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday ...

Originally published Jan. 19, 2023. For a Google doc of this lesson, click here. (Note: You will need to make a copy of the Google doc to edit it.) In this lesson, students will b ...

Solo Ogletree may not know many of the complex intricacies that, woven together, formed the crux of who Dr. Martin Luther ...

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was behind bars in Alabama as a result of his continuing crusade for civil rights.

April 16 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1862, the U.S. Congress abolished slavery in the District of Columbia. In 2005, the city officially began observing the date as Emancipation Day. In 1912, ...

Birmingham has many events scheduled for MLK Day weekend, all designed to bring the community together and continue Dr. King’s legacy. Read on to see what’s ahead and start planning. Go here for ...

In April 1963, under police detention in Birmingham, Alabama, Martin Luther King read an open letter, published in a local newspaper, from a number of southern white clergymen calling for an end to ...

But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. Was not Jesus an ...

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” His words are especially relevant today given ...

On Martin Luther King Day Monday, there will be an afternoon presentation on the Letter from the Birmingham Jail at 2 p.m. by ...

April 16 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1862, the U.S. Congress abolished slavery in the District of Columbia. In 2005, the city officially began observing the date as Emancipation Day. In 1912, ...