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The gathering marked the 50th anniversary of MLK’s death in Memphis as he supported the rights of black sanitation workers — including their right to unionize.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with a local artist about creating sculptures of Martin Luther King Jr. since the 1980s.

Bishop J. Louis Felton thinks about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. every day. That’s been especially true this week.

50 years ago, the National Guard was called out to stop rioting in Wilmington, Delaware. The troops stayed for 9 months. Through archival ...

Fifty years dead, Martin Luther King reminds us that we can still see the stars.

Watch live: 50th Anniversary Commemoration Martin Luther King, Jr. at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis

"Dr. King's work — our work — isn't done. We must still struggle; we must still sacrifice. We must still educate and organize and mobilize. "

Guests: Jason Sokol, Rev. Charles Howard, Karen Asper-Jordan, Kenneth “Freedom Smitty” Salaam Today, ...

Authorities have investigated the death of Martin Luther King Jr. five times since his murder in April 1968.

That violent threat seemed to really get to King. He was used to threats, but he felt like this one in particular might be a sign of something terrible to come.

The production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" at People’s Light and Theatre in Malvern, Pa., which included a multiracial ensemble of actors, stirred controversy.

When I heard that Hollywood was making a movie about Chappaquiddick, I said to myself, "Hallelujah. It's about time."

Guest: Imani Perry The Star-Spangled Banner became the official national anthem in 1931, but by then, many black ...

The event, hosted by WHYY and NewCore, is part of a conversation series unfolding across the Philadelphia region since January to mark the 50th anniversary of King's death.