King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

Ripon College student Gary G. Yerkey was among 10 from the college eager to join the march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery ...

Montgomerians marched in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr. along Dexter Avenue on Monday to honor the civil rights ...

He cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference shortly after his home and church were bombed, and he became its ...

President Trump has announced plans to release classified documents on high-profile assassinations, including that of ...

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of ...

A fire that destroyed two businesses in downtown Union Springs is now a suspected arson, and police are looking for the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

As we celebrate Black History Month, KOCO 5 is looking to the people and icons making and preserving Black history in our ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

Black citizens make up 36% of the population in Mississippi and 27% in Alabama. King first rose to prominence in the 1950s as the leader of the boycott against the segregated bus system in ...