Martin luther king pictures

The gripping pictures documenting the Black Lives Matter movement are just as stirring as Civil Rights era photographs

As the nation pauses to reflect on the legacy of the towering historical figure, these lesser-known pictures depict the intimate moments of Dr. King.

Family members, authors and investigators call for « Truth in Reconciliation »-style inquest into the 1960s killings of RFK, MLK, Malcolm X and JFK.

HE WAS a Christian minister and activist who led a groundbreaking civil rights movement – and gave African Americans the courage to speak up against injustice. But Martin Luther King Jr.̵…

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"At a moment when the Black community and the nation overall seem to be at a crossroads in the future of race relations, it is more important than ever to illuminate the Black Church’s past and present"

Martin Luther King Jr.

In 1963, Steve Schapiro was one of 14 photographers Life magazine sent to cover the March for Jobs and Freedom on Washington, which would go down in history as the gathering where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. At the time, he didn’t know it would be historic. The most...