Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated when his son, Martin Luther King III, was just 10-years-old, per People. Despite his father passing away when he was so young, King carried on his dad's ...

Realizing a New Dream of Connection, Love and Fulfillment' In 2022, Martin Luther King III, the son of the legendary slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., talked to PEOPLE about what ...

The date was Aug. 28, 1963. An estimated quarter of a million people came to Washington D.C. on a sun-filled day to march for jobs and civil rights. The peaceful protest culminated with the Rev ...

On Thursday, his eldest son, Martin Luther King III, followed in his father’s footsteps, speaking to students from the same stage as his father. The message – peace and unity. Photojournalist ...

Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights advocate Martin Luther King Jr., said his father would be “quite disappointed” with the current world, but not surprised. King joined NBC News ...

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 ...

Wait, Michael? Yep, you read that right. His father, Martin Luther King Sr., originally named his son after himself, but a life-changing trip to Germany inspired him to change both their names to ...

he became inspired by Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation. Once he’d returned home, King changed his and his son’s names to Martin Luther. Still, some of Martin Luther King ...

The preacher and civil rights activist tells us that we can all live and work together to make society a better place.