MLK

Atlanta has been the cradle of civil rights leadership in the past. But what about its future? We explore Atlanta's legacy, and future leadership in the pursuit of civil rights.

In 1945, U.S. Army veteran Maceo Snipes returned home to Taylor County, Ga., where he became the first African American to cast a vote in his county's primary. A day after he voted, he was murdered.

San Antonio's MLK March is the largest of its kind in the nation. It has been canceled for the second consecutive year due to COVID-19 concerns.

The video game's new feature takes players back in time to experience Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 speech. But some people worry it sends the wrong message about the civil rights leader.

In 2018, Annette Gordon-Reed spoke with KERA's more broadly about American slavery and its lasting legacy. Here are some highlights of that conversation:

San Antonio’s MLK Commission, which oversees the annual march held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January, voted in late August to cancel the 2021 event…

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are frequently seen as opposing forces in the struggle for civil rights but Peniel Joseph, author of The Sword and the Shield, says the truth is more nuanced.

Hundreds of thousands of people traveled to city's East Side for today's Martin Luther King Jr. march. Events began at 8 a.m. with a church service at…

Thousands of people are expected to participate in San Antonio’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day march -- the largest in the United States -- on the city's…