"And although no Act of Congress directs the release of information pertaining to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I have determined ...

Every January, Americans rightfully celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader, political philosopher and Baptist minister Martin Luther King., Jr. every ... for her act of peaceful ...

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday ... as the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of ...

When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael ... chancellor the year before King’s arrival. “This Congress deplores and condemns as a violation of the law ...

(a reference to the year the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress) to its design ... nonviolence around the statue. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours ...

Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Dr. Martin Luther ... 1964, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, eliminating legalized racial segregation in the United States. Also in 1964 at just age 35, King became ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew. King, whose birthday is a national ... Three months later, he told an American Jewish Congress gathering in Miami Beach that, "as the tensions and bewilderment ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

The inauguration of the 47th president of the United States coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday ... to the Voting Rights Act. Yet, my father’s unwavering belief ...

As this story is filed on Feb. 18, it is a reminder that on this date in 1965, Malcolm X delivered his final public address at Barnard College, three days before he was assassinated at the Audubon ...

Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr. met in Boston while both pursued their higher education degrees. Coretta Scott was a student at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston ...