She had been hospitalized after a stroke Feb. 11. Carr succeeded the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association in 1967, a post she held at her death.

Fifth grade students examine landmark events between 1950 and 1975, including the Civil Rights Movement, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, as well as the roles of Rosa ...

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless advocate for equality and is best known for his message of peaceful ...

Black Women in Jazz (Feb. 25, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.) - Enjoy a presentation on influential jazz singers and music performed by ...

A congressman appeared to compare Donald Trump to Rosa Parks as he praised the 47th US president at a luncheon following his inauguration on Monday, 20 January. House majority leader Steve Scalise ...

In addition to the activity that Morehead, 31, does with his students, he also has three 8 x 10 inch portraits of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Malcolm X’s mugshots.

Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech was delivered to an audience of 250,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. Yet his words had a profound impact and influenced the lives of generations.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) took the final step needed Friday to advance a controversial curriculum that includes Bible teachings. The board formally signed off on ...

SCUSD students from transitional kindergarten to 8th grade have until May 6 to apply for a free 24-day summer school program ...

So often, elementary students study the same well-known figures during Black History Month: Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks. While these are certainly people students need to know ...

Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., died Monday from prostate cancer, according to The King Center. He was 62 years old.