A Memphis college student and activist, she witnessed Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 when he was shot at his motel and ran ...

ROANOKE, Va. – 58 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Roanoke chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference gathered Saturday to remember his legacy — and recommit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Tennessee. On April ...

Major Tim Cook presents a detailed account of the final official investigation, offering rare insight into James Earl Ray and the case NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED ...

Today in US history on April 4, American history reflects moments of profound loss, political transition, and cultural influence. The date captures turning points that shaped the United States, from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A civil rights activist, Clara Jean Ester, who witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., died last ...

WASHINGTON -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday announced the release of 230,000 files related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. "Today, after nearly 60 years of ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — April 4 marks one of the darkest days in American history. It was on this day in 1968 that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in ...

Julius Pearse was walking the beat as the first African-American police officer in the Village of Freeport 50 years ago when he learned of the assassination of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Memphian and civil rights activist Clara Jean Ester died at 78 years old.

The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from ...