Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless advocate for equality and is best known for his message of peaceful ...

LAST VISIT HERE. IT WAS MARCH 1967. IT WOULD BE DOCTOR KING’S FINAL VISIT TO LOUISVILLE, ABOUT ONE YEAR BEFORE HIS DEATH. DOCTOR KING WAS INVITED TO SPEAK BEFORE A SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP ...

Breaking down the FBI's massive operation and the various leads. Thousands of FBI agents spent months hunting down every lead looking for Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassin, but the final crack in the ...

On the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, we remember not only his iconic speeches but the depth and radicalism of his work. Often sanitized in mainstream memory, King was ...

The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was originally not named “Martin Luther.” His father decided to change their ...