Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...

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

What, now, will we do?” The Herald, Jan. 18). A question for all to ponder, and take action in a way that would make Dr. King smile. Connecting with our members of Congress is one way to open a ...

The preacher and civil rights activist tells us that we can all live and work together to make society a better place.

Such nostalgia can include favorable feelings for three Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices who, over the course of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, “Trailblazers and Torchbearers,” dives into the stories of female leaders ...