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Martin Luther King Jr.
Rep. Virginia Foxx later withdrew her ask after Rep. Sean Casten cited Martin Luther King Jr. in his remarks.
The Rev. William Lawson, Texas Civil Rights Leader Who Worked With Martin Luther King Jr, Dies At 95
He was known as Houstons Pastor and remained active in his church and the community after retirement.
National Geographic's eight-part series stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, respectively.
People were seriously puzzled by the far-right Colorado Republican's tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
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A note added to the post said the agency "engaged in surveillance of King, attempted to discredit him, and used manipulation tactics to influence him to stop organizing."
In unearthed Facebook posts, Mark Robinson also called the civil rights movement crap and vowed to work on MLK Day because hes not a leach."
The 26-year-old woman was arrested for second-degree arson and interfering with government property following the scare in Atlanta.
The gathering Saturday was a precursor to the actual anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963 March on Washington.
For decades after her brothers assassination in 1968, Farris worked to preserve and promote Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
On the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the president spoke of the continued fight for voting protections despite a lack of visible progress.