After J. Edgar Hoover cast civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as a “liar,” the New York City Police Department’s spy ...

The dilapidated house in Camden where local researchers say Martin Luther King Jr. once lived doesn’t look like much now. The old row house was already abandoned and dilapidated when a fire tore ...

In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Jan. 11, Tennessee Rep. Justin J. Pearson discusses how the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has impacted the rising generation of ...

The Trump administration on Monday released more than 230,000 files related to the April 1968 assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi ...

Aaron Alsop lives in Columbus. He enjoys writing about society, sports, and other topics that catch his interest. I can’t tell if inviting U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance to speak at this year’s Martin Luther ...

Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction: Voting Rights and Protest; 1. Black Voters and the Federal Voting Rights Enforcement Effort ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader. MLK Food Drive: In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., the city of ...

Some years ago I met a young man with a dream. His name was Earl Hardy and his dream was to make a film about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Not about the man, but about the streets that had been ...

Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, left, speaks to thousands during his ″I Have a Dream″ speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for ...