Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech on justice at SMU's packed McFarlin Auditorium in 1966.

He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

NEW YORK — Monday, Jan. 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year ... King’s assassination in 1968, US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation ...

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) NEW YORK — Monday, Jan. 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year ... US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation ...

February has been celebrated as Black History Month in the U.S. since 1976 during the nation’s bicentennial, according to ...

Many of the people who advise me to emulate King oppose diversity, equity and inclusion — the principles King championed and ...

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

In 1955 in the US, radio stations were playing Bill Haley's hit "Rock Around the Clock" around the clock, Billy Wilder's romantic comedy "The Seven Year Itch" starring Marilyn Monroe premiered in New ...

Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr.