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Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in which we're reminded about the late speaker's quest for civil rights equality.

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta is set to hear arguments in a dispute over who owns the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and traveling Bible.

ATLANTA (AP) — A lawyer involved in the dispute over Martin Luther King Jr.'s Bible and Nobel Peace Prize says few words were exchanged as King's daughter Bernice quietly surrendered the items so they could be placed in a safe deposit box.

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in front of 250,000 people. Exactly 50 years later, tens of thousands gathered there again to commemorate it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington. Today, people across the country are commemorating the event. The bells at churches and other buildings will ring in almost every state at 3 p...

Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy wasn’t a big fan of Martin Luther King Jr. In fact, during a series of old interviews that were released to the public last week, Kennedy is heard saying “I just can’t see a picture of Martin Luther King without thinking, you know, that man’s terrible.”

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C., has officially opened to the public. The memorial will be formally dedicated on Aug. 28 — the anniversary of his 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech — and will cap a five-day celebration that could draw as many as 250,000 people.

Clinton, NY (WIBX) - A center to support its diverse student population has opened on the campus of Hamilton College today, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.