Memphis sanitation workers demanded safer working conditions, higher wages, and recognition of their union. The strike brought civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. to the city.

This West Tennessee city is rich in history, culture, and music, and these Memphis landmarks are a testament to its unique ...

When building on the concept of Where I’m From, which focuses on the history of the largest city in Tennessee, 4AyeM says, “I decided to represent where I’m from by shooting the cover art for my ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national ... proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a federal holiday.

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A street in Brookings has a new name, making it the first in the state to honor the civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther ... in Memphis where King was ...

(WOOD) — For 30 years, a recording of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech ... law by President Lyndon Johnson. In 1968, King was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. His voice was heard on ...

Enrollment decreased by over 1,000 students at Memphis' largest charter school ... the doors of two of its three charter schools: Martin Luther King Jr. Preparatory High School and Humes Middle ...