In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... King headed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Through his nonviolent activism and ...

The two Civil Rights leaders had radically opposing but important approaches to the fight for equality, rights and justice ...

A longtime civil rights leader and personal friend of Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. James D. Peters, Jr., died on Saturday.

METRO DETROIT — Most state and federal offices in Michigan will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference formed to assist ...

(WMC) - Tuesday morning, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) held a press conference outside of Clayborn Temple. The SCLC was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and others ...

LANSING — Civil rights activist Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. will be the keynote speaker at the 40th Annual Day of Celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lansing Center later this ...