King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' is not just a seminal document of American civil rights. It's a masterpiece of ...

Using the Student handout , have students consider Dr. King’s words in the “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” to imagine how ...

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was behind bars in Alabama as a result of his continuing crusade for civil rights.

Hundreds of people visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy ...

The prison bench where Martin Luther King Jr. penned one of his best ... The metal seat from which the civil rights leader wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" will be included in the museum's ...

President Trump has announced plans to release classified documents on high-profile assassinations, including that of ...

The exhibit, starting later this year, represents the first time the two iconic objects have been displayed side-by-side.

A rally for freedom and democracy was held in Birmingham to honor the legacy and life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Former U.S. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s strategic approach to the civil rights movement. Young recounts King sending him to Birmingham ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in ... D.C. to writing letters from a Birmingham jail, King's work inspired many during his lifetime and for decades since his untimely ...

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968 ... plan' outside the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama, February 1963. Standing behind Luther King ...