A delegation from the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission will travel to Selma, Alabama on March 7 & 8 to commemorate ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on March 21, 1965.

On Mar. 20, 1965, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators in Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr., began a historic march from Selma to Montgomery, the state’s capital.

Cover Page; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction: Voting Rights and Protest; 1. Black Voters and the Federal Voting Rights Enforcement Effort ...

As thousands travel to Selma for the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, community leaders, elected officials, and visitors from across the country gathered Saturday morning for the Martin and Coretta ...

The Safe Haven Center invites the Dallas County community to gather on the footsteps of Selma City Hall on Monday, April 6, for a prayer vigil in recognition of the 58th anniversary of Dr. Martin ...

DEARBORN, MI - A significant piece of American history has been moved from Alabama to Michigan where it will soon be put on permanent display. The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn announced the Dr.

The American project is never finished. And if our history proves anything, it’s that progress comes from unlikely places and the acts of everyday people. Places like the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma ...

With legislation on the Senate floor designed to restrict voting rights, Republicans have changed their tune on the ...

Starting this summer, visitors to The Henry Ford in Dearborn will be able to see the home where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stayed in Selma, Ala. during the Civil Rights Movement — down to the pajamas ...

SELMA, Ala. (WCSC/CBS News) — The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for protesting voter registration discrimination in Selma, Alabama, on Feb. 1, 1965. King was one of hundreds arrested ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a central figure in the famed Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century. His leadership and profound gift of oratory helped to win passage of landmark ...