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

Martin Luther King Jr. remains one of the most powerful moral voices in American history, known for his unyielding ...

Born on January 15, 1929, Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 91st birthday today. Nearly 47 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, we honor the ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday that falls on the third Monday in January. April 8, 1968 – Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a ...