Annually, around the time of Monday’s federal holiday, there is a noticeable uptick in education and conversation about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most prominent civil ...

Jonathan Eig, author of the biography ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the late civil rights leader on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant ...

The New-York Historical Society honor goes to Jonathan Eig, whose “King: A Life” presents the civil rights leader as a brilliant, flawed 20th-century “founding father.” By Jennifer Schuessler Jonathan ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had four children with his wife Coretta Scott King: Yolanda, Martin, Dexter and Bernice. Here's ...

“This is not a black holiday; it is a people’s holiday,” said Coretta Scott King after President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law on Nov. 2, 1983. But in the complicated history of ...

Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story (By Martin Luther King Jr. in collaboration with the Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1957), 16 pgs. In 1960, one of four college students who participated in ...

This year Jan. 20 will be both Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. According to USA TODAY, this coincidence has occurred only three times in the past, and they were all ...

What you need to know about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Over a half-century ago, Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis to support and bring attention to a strike by more than ...

Martin Luther King III is exploring new ways to understand legacy and success. “Life should be a legacy of love,” the oldest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ...

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday is set aside each year to recognize and honor civil rights ...