Before the fire, the Clayborn Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration that was slated for completion in 2026.

Mississippi also celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Alabama is the only other state that combines the Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr. holidays.

the youngest daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., for Gary Mayor Eddie Melton to present her with a Key to the City — an honor bestowed upon her father 65 years prior in the ...

The gathering was near the site of a 20-foot-high memorial to racial equity, which shows Martin Luther King Jr. embracing his ...

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in Boston, hundreds of people gathered at the same site to honor and reflect on t ...

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has suffered a devastating fire MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A historic Black church in ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...

The Memphis Church Pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Days Suffers a Devastating Fire MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for ...