Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't born in Alabama, but his legacy and impact are felt throughout the state and in the heart of Birmingham. While at college in Boston, he met his wife, Coretta Scott King.

He cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference shortly after his home and church were bombed, and he became its ...

"Address at Public Meeting of the Southern Christian Ministers Conference of Mississippi" | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king ...

Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Swannanoa Valley twice in his lifetime. The first time was in January 1964 for the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to town. King was in town to attend the National Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress. Dr. O. Clay Maxwell, a New York pastor, was elected president of the ...

The Poor People’s Campaign, conceived by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s family offered ... to spread its goals across the US, arguing that King and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference were “made to order” for the Communist ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were ... He served as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 through the end of 2003. King III is an outspoken advocate ...

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...