ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - The Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park Committee hosted its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Athens on Monday to honor the legacy of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Some say President-elect Barack Obama's election has the same historical significance as the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great ...

To note Black History month, here’s a moment in history that unfolded at Lincoln’s Pershing Auditorium — one not memorialized in the giant mural now in storage awaiting restoration and reinstallation ...

I would like to draw your attention to two people who have anniversaries in February. One is Abraham Lincoln who was born on Feb. 12, 1809. The other is Martin Luther, whose death took place on Feb.

The Rev. Abraham Woods Jr., 80, a civil rights leader in Birmingham, Ala., who stood behind the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, died of ...

I want to take a moment to reflect on the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which we celebrate Monday on what would have been Dr. King’s 95th birthday. Dr. King was a civil rights hero who ...

WIESBADEN, Germany - It wasn't snapping canine jaws, billy clubs or high pressure hoses. But the bone-chilling cold in the pre-dawn darkness greeting community members on a commemorative Dr. Martin ...

Charlie Kirk’s death shook the country. The 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA was shot and killed during a campus event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10. His death ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his ...