Martin Luther King Jr., who wrote parts of his “I Have a Dream” speech in South Carolina, was scheduled to be in Columbia on April 3, 1968, the day before he was killed.

During Martin Luther King Jr.'s years of public appearances, he visited S.C. 10 times between 1959 and 1967, favoring the Penn Center in as a special retreat.

Aiken’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. featured Christale Spain, a USCA alumna and the first black woman to chair the S.C. Democratic Party

King Day at the Dome started in 2000 as a protest to the Confederate flag flying over the State House dome and inside both legislative chambers.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's rendition of Hallelujah and stern words from his youngest daughter warning against anti-woke rhetoric.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated around the world, and in Columbia they have a tradition called King Day at the Dome.

SOUTH BEND — Over 900 attendees gathered in South Bend's Century Center ballroom on Monday, Jan. 20 for the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Recognition Breakfast. Hosted by the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. delivers an address at the Tomlinson High School athletic field in Kingstree, South Carolina, to encourage voter participation in upcoming elections in this 1966 file photo.

A massive 70-member choir belted out “Hallelujah” on Monday to open a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service at his former congregation in Atlanta, followed by a stern

Donna Brazile makes sense of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy as President Biden leaves office and President Trump takes office yet again.

News 12 has begun a partnership with the nonprofit Grant Me Hope, which works to find homes for older children in the foster care system. Students at USC Aiken and Aiken Tech marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day by holding a day of service around the community on Friday.

In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.