Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't born in Alabama, but his legacy and impact are felt throughout the state and in the heart of ...

Ripon College student Gary G. Yerkey was among 10 from the college eager to join the march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery ...

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

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

Montgomerians marched in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr. along Dexter Avenue on Monday to honor the civil rights ...

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

Civil rights activist and stealth Trekker Martin Luther King Jr. had an intense conversation with one of the show's main cast ...

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

For 30 years, a recording of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech at Western Michigan University was lost. Then in 1997, it was ...

As we celebrate Black History Month, KOCO 5 is looking to the people and icons making and preserving Black history in our ...

Black citizens make up 36% of the population in Mississippi and 27% in Alabama. King first rose to prominence in the 1950s as the leader of the boycott against the segregated bus system in ...

John Lewis, born February 21, 1940, in Pike County, Alabama was an American Civil Rights Leader and politician.Lewis, the son ...