On April 4, the National Civil Rights Museum will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 57 years after his death in 1968. Each ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day ... rights leader with a speech at an MLK breakfast hosted in Washington by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network.

The King Center honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 57 years after his assassination with a wreath-laying ceremony in Atlanta.

On this day, 57 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his motel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.

US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr was shot dead on April 4, 1968, as he was on his way to lead a march. His ...

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, triggering riots across the US. His death shook ...

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday ... He later ...