The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson passed through and saw a slave auction in full swing. When King came in 1964 ...

There is no separate black path to power and fulfillment that does not intersect white roots.” While honoring Black History ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

Led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., between 3,000 and 8,000 marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge out of Selma on their ...

As a college president who is passionate about expanding access to education, I don’t have all the answers right now. But I ...

A fire nearly gutted the Martin Luther King Jr. house in Camden in March of 2023 ... plans to make the now-christened Martin Luther King House as a museum to preserve the history of the civil rights ...

For Black History Month, I set out to see how many road names around here were named for Black folks in our city.

Tybee MLK Human Rights is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization that was founded by Julia and Mallory Pearce in 2013, representing ...

The renovation project will restore the SCLC offices to their historic character, with National Park Service exhibits and educational signage. As part of the restoration and conservation of the lodge, ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

The Rev. David Forbes is a living part of Raleigh history and was a college sophomore when Shaw University hosted students ...

One may wonder, what does this piece of history from the Civil Rights ... "This bench is an artifact of that moment in which Martin Luther King Jr. is wrestling with his critics," said Skic.