How Martin Luther King Jr. foresaw Mississippi's new Episcopal Black bishop. Story by RNS • 6mo (RNS) — In his “I Have a Dream” speech delivered at the March on Washington 61 years ago, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also ...

The resonance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech, delivered on the eve of his assassination in Memphis, reverberates through American society with renewed relevance in 2025.

How Martin Luther King Jr. foresaw Mississippi's new Episcopal Black bishop (RNS) — King contrasted Mississippi’s past with his optimistic vision of the state as an ‘oasis of freedom and ...

Alabama and Mississippi recognize both King and Lee on the ... President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. on the power of voting 01:34. ... Alabama and Mississippi in the 1980s adopted Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, adding it to their existing day honoring Lee.

Mississippi did the same in 1910. President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the slain civil rights leader.

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. 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 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ... Alabama and Mississippi in the 1980s adopted Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, adding it to their existing day honoring Lee.

Alabama and Mississippi in the 1980s adopted Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, adding it to their existing day honoring Lee. U.S. & World NWSL 19 mins ago ...