The Photograph That Captured the Horror of MLK’s Assassination

Had Joseph Louw decided to finish his dinner on April 4, 1968, the photographs that captured the horror of Martin Luther King ...

Jesse Jackson was with Martin Luther King Jr. during Memphis assassination. Their shared path and legacy

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has ...

What We Know About Why James Earl Ray Killed Martin Luther King Jr.

Wednesday marks 50 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the second-floor balcony near his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where he had been supporting black sanitation ...

What did Martin Luther King think of Jesse Jackson? The off and on relationship between MLK and his protégé

Jackson was touted as “King’s successor” after the civil rights icon was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, where the two had just reconciled.

Jesse Jackson built on Martin Luther King's legacy and never forgot the hardships that shaped his life

Jesse Jackson was never just a politician. He was a presence.