The request, which comes on the heels of an executive order by President Trump, represents a sharp reversal for the F.B.I.

The Justice Department has asked a federal court to release FBI surveillance records of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., two ...

Jonathan Eig, speaking Thursday at the National Writers Series, won a Pulitzer for 'King: A Life.' Now, comes a look at ...

Newly unredacted documents mostly shed light on C.I.A. sources and methods. The Justice Department is moving to disclose new ...

Martin Luther King Jr ... In 1974, King’s idea of economic affirmative action was picked up by Justice William O. Douglas, who is largely viewed as one of the Supreme Court’s most liberal ...

Eig's most recent book, "King: A Life," recently won a Pulitzer Prize and explores the complexities of Martin Luther King Jr.'s ... name he made famous — the one in headlines in February 1965 ...

It can also be reached by taking one of the city's best bus tours. More information about the monument can be found on the National Park Service's official Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial page.

Dr. Derek Barber King Sr., nephew of Martin Luther King Jr., was in Battle Creek ... Second Missionary Baptist Church, according to their Facebook page, is historically the oldest African-American ...

History buffs have uncovered revelations about U.S. espionage in the 1960s in thousands of pages of newly released government ...

The Rev. C.T. Vivian was a renowned civil rights leader who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. The Voting Rights Act is considered one of the ... of the front page of the Journal Star on ...