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The “Reflections of the Words of Martin Luther King Jr.” exhibition is on display through February at Gallery on Gazebo, 140 Gazebo Park in downtown Johnstown.

In 1997, Bill Clinton was the last president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Clinton noted that 34 years ago, King had shared words at the other end of the National Mall “that ...

Martin Luther King, Jr., kneeling on left, leads civil rights marchers in singing and praying in front of real estate office on Chicago's Southwest Side on Aug. 6, 1966.

The Rev. Robert L. Trimble of Yakima grew up in the South and was a contemporary of the late Martin Luther King Jr. As the nation honors the birthday of the civil rights leader who was slain in ...

Rosa Ortiz, chairwoman of the MLK project, wears a mask celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. during the MLK Peace Drive in Toppenish, Wash. on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

Marchers start at North Fifth Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard toward the Yakima Convention Center during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Yakima, Wash.

The Rev. Robert L. Trimble of Yakima grew up in the South and was a contemporary of the late Martin Luther King Jr. As the nation honors the birthday of the civil rights leader who was slain in ...

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the trio details how some of King's lesser-known quotes, as well as those carved in time, resonate with them personally and professionally — and are just as ...

Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech was delivered to an audience of 250,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. Yet his words had a profound impact and influenced the lives of generations.