There’s no denying that the image of Dr. King has been distorted over time to make his bold, radical message more “palatable.

Let the stirring words of Rosa Parks, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr. and other famous Black voices move you.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monday, Jan. 19 is the time people across the U.S. remember and honor slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King, ...

Monday, Jan. 19 is the time people across the U.S. remember and honor slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King, the country’s most visible advocate for voting and civil rights, was ...