“Martin Luther King, Jr. was not looking to become a leader. He was looking to get his church in shape and perhaps move on to a bigger church or to a job as a college professor. But when the ...

During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one night she was at the house with the baby, Yolanda, and there was a thud, and the front porch exploded. The next morning Dr. Martin Luther King Sr.

This boycott, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was a turning point. It highlighted the injustices faced by African Americans. It also paved the way for more activism. Coretta Scott King was ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set ... King first rose to prominence in the 1950s as the leader of the boycott against the segregated bus system in ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again ... national prominence during the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama. King would go on to become one of the most prominent ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just as much a Detroit holiday as it is a federal one. Created after overwhelming approval in Congress and being signed into a law by President Ronald Reagan in ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day became an officially observed ... when the famous 1956 bus boycott — a citywide protest against racialized segregation on public transit — began.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark ...

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside ... King first rose to prominence in the 1950s as the leader of the boycott against the segregated bus system in ...