The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so famous that it often eclipses his other speeches. King's greatest contribution ...

Were it possible to resurrect and transport King into the present, he would be shocked by the regression that has taken place in America in the three generations since he led the Civil Rights movement ...

“I Have a Dream” may be the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech, but it wasn’t really a sermon as it was delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and was more about civil rights ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s rich and complex sermons convey his intense love of the black community, said Barnard sociologist Jonathan Rieder, who spoke Wednesday in front of a small audience in ...

American icon has inspired many a movie over the decades Martin Luther King, Jr.—here are five to watch to honor the civil ...

A line used by a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in a speech Monday is nearly identical to a famous line from a sermon by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. State Sen. Bryce E. Reeves of ...

Mahalia provided the soundtrack and MLK gave the sermon for the 1963 March on Washington. The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom would be a showcase for sermon and song. The day's program ...

Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law, many Americans have observed the federal holiday to commemorate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader, ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.