National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., patrol the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Jan. 18, 2021. The memorial was ...

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...

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.

Mississippi and Alabama are the last states to celebrate Confederate general Robert E. Lee alongside Civil Rights icon Martin ...

The debate over these holiday observances continues to evolve, reflecting broader national conversations about historical ...

The ominous letters went to hundreds of state and local officials across the U.S. two days before Christmas. It was a ...

As Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency for a second time, he faces a news establishment on its heels — but not ...

Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin ...