The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C., as seen on Dec. 2, 2018. (Brett Bowers via Getty Images) Let’s visit one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches. No, not that one. I’m talking ...

Editor's Note: This story was orignially published on npr.org on Feb. 7, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so ...

To survive in this world, you need to be both hopeful and strategic. You must believe that a better world is possible for you and your children, and be willing to create it. It takes a collective ...

When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped to the podium at the Lincoln Memorial on a stifling hot August day in 1963, he faced a cast of characters who also knew how to command a stage. Most now ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Aug. 28, 1963. (AP ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 1956, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History In this photo, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at Rankin Chapel at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Please enjoy this excerpt from one of the most famous American speeches ever made. “I have a dream that one day this nation will ...

The letter in Wichita shows an early draft that might have informed some of the civil rights leader's most famous speeches. Nestled in the archives of the Museum of World Treasures in Wichita, there’s ...

(Annie Lane is off this week. The following column first appeared in 2023.) Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Please enjoy this excerpt from one of the most famous ...