The March

5 Things Written by Martin Luther King Jr. That Everyone Should Read, According to an Expert

By Lily Rothman

What We Know About Why James Earl Ray Killed Martin Luther King Jr.

By Olivia B. Waxman

What Happened to Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last Campaigns

By Olivia B. Waxman

John Lewis: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Greatest Gift Was the 'Belief in Society's Ability to Change'

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Why Martin Luther King Jr.'s Lessons About Peaceful Protests Are Still Relevant

"It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored"

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The Surprising Story Behind This Shocking Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. Under Attack

Though King's most famous efforts for the civil rights movement were concentrated in the American South, this photograph wasn't taken there

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Don't Forget That Martin Luther King Jr. Was Once Denounced as an Extremist

Our popular story of civil rights makes it seem as if most decent people were in favor of King and the movement. The reality was different

By Jeanne Theoharis

Why Martin Luther King Changed His Name to Honor the Original Martin Luther

In 1934, Michael King became so impressed with what he learned about the reformer Martin Luther that he decided to do something dramatic

By Eric Metaxas

How the First Martin Luther King Jr. Day Was Celebrated

The first national MLK Day was observed in 1986

By Mahita Gajanan

The Atlanta World of Dr. Martin Luther King

Growing up, King’s middle-class background offered some insulation from brutalities of the Jim Crow system — but there were no guarantees

By James C. Cobb

How MLK Day Became a Holiday

Legislation designating the national holiday was passed in 1983

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