Prior award recipients include Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr. Reviewers describe their visits to the Nobel Peace Prize as hit or miss. Although some say ...

Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Swannanoa Valley twice in his lifetime. The first time was in January 1964 for the ...

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

That the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King and the inauguration of Trump occurred on the same day is one of the ironies ...

Quentin Williams, who died in a car crash two years ago, bought the house where the civil rights leader stayed.

The bill aims to honor Carter’s lifelong dedication to human rights, diplomacy and humanitarian efforts and for his service ...

In 1964, at the age of 35, Martin Luther King Jr. became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The recognition was not only for his tireless efforts in the civil rights movement but ...

Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would go on to become the ... King became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Another Georgian who was key in the movement was ...

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

NEW HOPE, PA — Most state and federal offices in Pennsylvania will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday ... At 35, King was the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel ...

The 22-foot-tall sculpture The Embrace, in the Boston Common, symbolizes the strength of Black love. It symbolizes the love of a power couple and the hug Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott ...

As this story is filed on Feb. 18, it is a reminder that on this date in 1965, Malcolm X delivered his final public address at Barnard College, three days before he was assassinated at the Audubon ...