For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson passed through and saw a slave auction in full swing. When King came in 1964 ...

Michael King Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. His father, Michael King Sr, and mother, Alberta King, grew up involved in the church. Alberta’s father was a minister and Michael Sr ...

Women listen during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Vicki Crawford, Morehouse College ...

Through her children's book "Love Will See You Through," Dr. Angela Farris Watkins uses pictures and words to invite the next generation to reflect on her uncle Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s bold quest to fight for peace across the nation and for all people to be treated equally led to the Civil Rights Movement. Although his acts of selflessness cemented his name ...