On April 3, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final public speech. In a crowded church in Memphis, Tenn., King spoke of the injustice felt by the city's sanitation workers, who were ...

More than a half century ago, on April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took the stage at Mason Temple, a Black church in ...

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do the night before he was assassinated? Did he have a drink, pick up a girl, pray, cogitate, read, write, practice his next speech, hit the pillow early? Whatever ...

After delivering his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. retires to his motel room, when an unexpected visit from a mysterious maid sparks a night of conversation. As the ...

The night before he was killed, King made a stirring speech at this church, located near the Lorraine Motel. In his "I've Been To the Mountaintop" speech, King gave an impassioned account of his life ...