Human progress is never inevitable. It only comes through the tireless work and persistent efforts of dedicated individuals.

As the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday approaches, three mimeographed pages in a White Plains office building speak to the genius of the man and the moment for which he is likely best remembered ...

As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...

Bernice A. King urged people to get her "Daddy's Dream right." Here's why experts think this part of the civil rights leader's famed speech often gets misrepresented.

Michele Norris, MSNBC senior contributing editor, joins Rachel Maddow to react to President Trump’s inaugural address and to ...

The Baptist minister was also known for his gift with words, using speeches and essays to inspire the masses. He delivered his most famous speech — “I Have a Dream” — on the steps of the ...

John Cornyn (R-TX) also suggested the inauguration speech would be an ideal time to ... “[Trump] does appreciate the impact and reach of MLK, and I think he is consistently trying to figure ...

The draft of MLK's most famous speech lacked its most famous lines. The 'I Have a Dream' part was suggested by Mahalia Jackson as King neared the end of his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

MLK's 'March' speech: four minutes and heavy with policy King's speech was designed to be short, just four minutes, heavy with policy. In it, King invoked the Declaration of Independence and the U ...