An archive of the Western Herald’s coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dec. 18, 1963, visit to Western Michigan University. In 1968, King was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee.

Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King resonates strongly ... officially designated as February in the U.S. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, ...

Memphis sanitation workers demanded safer working conditions, higher wages, and recognition of their union. The strike brought civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. to the city.

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

The National Civil Rights Museum and Unite Memphis today announced a new partnership to amplify the message and movement of healing, honor, and hope in the city of Memphis. This collaboration marks a ...

Martin Luther ... four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a federal holiday. WATCH: Harris speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in ...

Tennessee lawmakers for the first time honored the work of 15 enslaved men rented by the State of Tennessee in the 1800s to ...

Discover the transformative journey of the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968, led by the 'I Am a Man' slogan. Learn about its impact on social justice.

Southwest Tennessee Community College will ... causing the cancellation of a March 22 march that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The administration also said it was seeking to offload federal buildings bearing the names of civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta ... Download the FOX13 Memphis app to receive ...

Southwest Tennessee Community ... of a March 22 march that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had organized in support of the strikers. The biggest snowfall in Memphis history occurred on March 17 ...