Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the key to the city of Gary in 1959. More than 65 years later, his daughter is following in his footsteps.

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

Alabama-born attorney Fred Gray ... Gray represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. in cases that led to landmark decisions advancing the struggle for civil rights. He became the first ...

Harry Belafonte was the “King of Calypso.” Singer, actor, and above all, an activist who fought racism and oppression ...

When a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was adopted in the 1980s ... Most, including Lee's home state of Virginia, have since dropped celebrating Lee, who was born on Jan. 19, 1807. The ...

The restoration of the Maynard Jackson family home is part of the Jackson family vision for the Spelman community.

About Martin Luther King Jr. and His Dream Martin Luther King ... including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Born on January 15, 1929, King’s legacy is celebrated ...

Lee was born Jan. 19, 1807 ... Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the slain civil rights leader. States slowly added ...

which also was the first year of the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929; the holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January. Columbus ...

When a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was adopted in the 1980s ... have since dropped celebrating Lee, who was born on Jan. 19, 1807. The only other state celebrating Robert ...