Civil rights leader and American icon Rev. Jesse Jackson died early Tuesday morning at the age of 84. In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him ...

Nancy Shipley was working in a news office in Nashville, Tennessee, when the call came 50 years ago. Gene Herrick was in Chicago routing photos to newspapers when his phone rang. Jack Thornell got the ...

Major Tim Cook presents a detailed account of the final official investigation, offering rare insight into James Earl Ray and the case NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED ...

Across the United States, cities, civil rights groups, and various organizations are honoring and remembering Dr. King. Fifty-eight years have passed since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ...

ROANOKE, Va. – 58 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Roanoke chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference gathered Saturday to remember his legacy — and recommit ...

The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights group that he led ...

WASHINGTON -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday announced the release of 230,000 files related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. "Today, after nearly 60 years of ...

Coretta Scott King’s lengthy investigation into the truth behind the assassination of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, is set to become a feature film, TheWrap has learned. Byron Allen’s Allen ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader and clergyman Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot while staying at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, ...