In 1980, Martin Luther King Sr. published the memoir Daddy King: An Autobiography, a work that provided new insight into his life—and the family world that created Martin Luther King Jr.

When Martin Luther King Jr.‘s birthday and holiday roll around each year, one thing I love to see are photos of Dr. King simply living his life with joy. Playing pool. Sharing a laugh. We know ...

Monday honors the birthday of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year the holiday falls on Monday, Jan. 15, which is King's actual birthday.

A Look Back at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Family Photos on What Would Have Been His 96th Birthday The revered Civil Rights leader was assassinated on April 4. 1968 at just 39 years old By Stephanie ...

King’s birthday, Jan. 15, was officially recognized as a national holiday in 1986. In 2011, he became the first African-American to receive a monument on the National Mall in Washington.

With his son Martin Luther III standing next to him, King pulls up a cross that had been burned on the front lawn of his home in April 1960. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., center, leads the dignity march on behalf of striking sanitation workers March 28, 1968. Rev. Henry Starks (right) clears the way for Dr. King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy ...

Even then, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was met with strong resistance from some states; it wasn’t until 2000 that all 50 states recognized King’s birthday as a federal holiday.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King laugh during entertainment at the St. Jude Hospital in Montgomery the night before the march to the Capitol, 1965.

With his son Martin Luther III standing next to him, King pulls up a cross that had been burned on the front lawn of his home in April 1960. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images ...