Martin Luther King, Jr., MLK, Black History Month

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A Lesson in Courage

Take a trip with BV to the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta.

King Center Visit

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His Spirit Endures

Aretha Franklin shares her thoughts on King.
MLK: A Dream Deferred

MLK Memorial

New King Monument

Work begins this spring on the memorial set to open in 2009.
D.C. King Memorial

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Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott in 1953. The couple had four children, including the eldest, Yolanda Denise King, who past away last year. See the rest of the King's genealogy and family photos.

King Family Photo Album and Ancestry

Three American cities served as the backdrop for pivotal events in MLK's life. Do you know where they are? Follow in MLK's footsteps and explore these historic places.

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Georgia Congressman John Lewis was at the heart of the civil rights movement and was close to Martin Luther King Jr. Listen to Lewis talk about his first meetings with King and the beginning of the movement.

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Take a look at some of the moments in the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's life.

Before he was the great orator of his time, Martin Luther King Jr. was a athlete and a trash talker on the baseball and football fields. But that's not all ...