Canton held its inaugural commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 visit, featuring his cousin Joel King.

During the service, several individuals and teams were honored for embodying Dr. King’s values in meaningful ways.

First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace and nonviolent social change.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This weekend, thousands of people will head to Alabama to mark the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Channel 2’s Karyn Greer sat ...

ATLANTA — This weekend, thousands of people will head to Alabama to mark the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Channel 2’s Karyn Greer sat down exclusively with Martin Luther King III before he heads ...

COLUMBIA, SC – Thousands stood in a line that wrapped around the South Carolina Statehouse on March 2, waiting to pay their respects to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson. Jackson, a Greenville native and ...

On the night that Barack Obama was elected president in November 2008, Jesse Jackson, who has died aged 84, was there among the vast crowds that gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park, tears streaming down ...

There is little marking Jackson’s ties to Greenville, SC, and its larger civil rights history today, but leaders and elders in the rapidly gentrifying community are making plans to honor their most ...

Civic leader Lincoln Ragsdale Sr. would have turned 100 this year. His story remains unknown to many Phoenix residents.

Theater review: Playhouse on Park’s ‘The Mountaintop’ depicts a man reckoning with his legacy ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a long career of fighting for civil rights, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is visiting his home for one last time to lie in state at the South Carolina Capitol on Monday. The ...