In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories ...

Wednesday marks 50 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the second-floor balcony near his room at the ...

Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., spent more than 30 years resisting her father’s teachings.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Security will be tight throughout downtown Memphis on Wednesday as thousands of people come together at the National Civil Rights Museum to remember a solemn anniversary.

Today's picture of the day, that was captured by late AP photographer Charles Kelly, shows Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. flanked by other civil rights leaders. The image was taken just a day before King ...

Monday marks the 54th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. He was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, while he stood on the balcony of ...