President Jimmy Carter posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

President Jimmy Carter played a pivotal role in preserving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home and neighborhood by designating it as a national historic site, now a national park.

President Jimmy Carter presents the Medal of Freedom here to Coretta Scott King, accepting posthumously for her slain husband, Martin Luther King Jr, for his civil rights work.

King, 61, tells PEOPLE that her father, Martin Luther King Jr., would be "disappointed" with today's political climate Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., says Jimmy Carter ...

WXIA-TV Atlanta. Martin Luther King Jr's children reflect on Jimmy Carter's Civil Rights record. Posted: December 30, 2024 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 ...

Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., tells PEOPLE that Jimmy Carter would have a hard time getting elected president in today's modern political system ...