KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Politicians and government departments throughout Tennessee have been posting messages and quotes for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a ...
hosted seminal speakers and served an integral role as East Tennessee’s only HBCU. The historically Black college welcomed remarkable figures such as Frederick Douglass and the Rev. Martin Luther King ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will coincide with the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump this year. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honors the pastor and civil rights activist on what would be his ...
Tchanori Kone's words won her the first place at a Houston speech competition. — -- A fifth-grade Texas girl paid tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nearly 50 years after his death with ...
From being a preacher in an Atlanta Baptist church to one of the most quoted Civil Rights leaders, Martin Luther King Jr.’s journey was heavily covered by The Tennessean. Although many associate ...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as "a great ...
(WIAT) – On this day 56 years ago, a crowd of nearly 250,000 people gathered outside of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. as the Legendary Civil Rights Activist, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King ...