His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long ...

The March on Washington inspired more than 250,000 people to head to our nation’s capital – and demand racial ...

Marchers carry signs during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Aug. 28, 1963. During the march, the Rev. Dr. Martin ...

In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

A former Stanford University history professor who saw Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous "I Have a Dream" speech and later published the slain civil rights leader's papers at the request of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump's ...

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

[New York Times] 4. It saved the civil rights movement Focusing on the March on Washington's "tangible accomplishments" misses "the most important consequence of the march," says Michael Wenger at ...

As people celebrate Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy Monday, here’s what to know about what’s open and closed on MLK Day in Oregon.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Movement March was held Monday in south Bethlehem. Just before noon, marchers braved frigid temperatures to walk from the Comfort Suites on West ...

Although his name is not easily recognized beyond Chester County, West Chester native Bayard Rustin is one of the Black ...