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On this day, 57 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his motel room at the ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed almost 60 years ago Friday. Here is a quick look into his life and remarkable legacy.
The National Civil Rights Museum will host a ceremony to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s ...
Tennessee has long been a battleground for courageous, strategic, and non-violent direct action – from the Clinton 12 to the ...
By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 4, the 94th day of 2025. There are 271 days left in the year. Today in history ...
Friday marked 57 years to the day when King was assassinated while standing on a balcony outside a motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. "I took some young people to Memphis about a month ago ...
Documents related to the 1968 assassinations of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy will soon ...
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Every year since our opening in 1991, the National Civil Rights Museum ...