Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An attorney for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped smuggle out snippets of King’s writing that became the “Letter from ...

Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail,' 50th anniversary video On the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King's influential 'Letter from Birmingham Jail,' Nola.com | The Times-Picayune ...

April 16 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1862, the U.S. Congress abolished slavery in the District of Columbia. In 2005, the city officially began observing the date as Emancipation Day. In 1912, ...

Writing for the Aspen Institute’s Aspen Idea blog, Dr. Eric L. Motley, a vice president at the institute, explains the power of “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” which he read for the first time with his ...

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was behind bars in Alabama as a result of his continuing crusade for civil rights. While there, he was the subject of criticism by eight white clergymen, who ...

Correspondent photos / Sean Barron Vincent Shivers, a local historian, talks about the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic 1963 “Letter from Birmingham Jail” during a program Saturday at ...

This is an opinion column. Yes, we’re mad, as we should be. We’re hurt, as we should be. And we want answers, as we certainly ...