It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.” Benjamin Franklin American polymath: a writer, ...

15. Pete Seeger, 'We Shall Overcome' (1963) This was one of the civil rights movement's most popular songs, an unofficial ...

Sr. Lum’s other nursing positions include Good Samaritan School of Practical Nursing in Selma, St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Elmira, New York, University of Rochester Nursing and Nurse ...

In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Movement March was held Monday in south Bethlehem. Just before noon, marchers braved frigid temperatures to walk from the Comfort Suites on West ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. Now the home of ...

Civil rights activists have gathered outside Target's Minneapolis headquarters to call for a boycott of the retailing giant ...

Omaha residents honor the historic civil rights marches with a local march, emphasizing the importance of remembering and continuing the struggle for equal rights.

Like Sawyer, Mackay said the fight for civil rights isn't over, underscoring the reason "we keep celebrating and marking his birthday." Participants at a march to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Selma itself was hosting a Stop the Violence Rally and March. Houston was among cities ... which include the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History.

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...