Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King ... As we pause to remember King’s legacy, here’s a look back at his defining years in pictures.

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Photo: Martin Luther King waves to the crowds at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 28 August 1963. (Getty Images) Martin Luther King was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia (US).