Many of the new artifacts carry the weight of history, but also the freedom stories and intimate histories of the families ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed almost 60 years ago Friday. Here is a quick look into his life and remarkable legacy.

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther ... King was shot and killed outside of his hotel room on Thursday, April 4, 1968. King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 15, 1929. He was the eldest son ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King ... to honoring Dr. King’s legacy, and that requires that we remind the world on April 4, and every other day, that he died seeking economic justice ...

On this day, 57 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his motel room at the ...

Scott King saw the deficit partly as a result of who was doing the telling. At one of the first conferences of King scholars, ...

Tennessee has long been a battleground for courageous, strategic, and non-violent direct action – from the Clinton 12 to the ...

Marty not only publicly opposed the Vietnam War but also helped found Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, a religious pacifist group with members including Martin Luther King Jr. Later in ...