On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...

From Scraps to LetterMartin Luther King Jr. penned his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963. Sign up for our ...

To honor the 57th anniversary of his death month, take a closer look at the life of one of the most famous men in history.

The annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day invites Americans to reflect on a transformative figure whose vision ...

On the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, we remember not only his iconic speeches but the depth ...

Bernice King remembers when her father moved their family in 1966 to a third-floor walk-up without heat in Chicago. Martin ...