Today's picture of the day, that was captured by late AP photographer Charles Kelly, shows Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. flanked by other civil rights leaders. The image was taken just a day before King ...

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories ...

COLEMAN: Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. His life has come to symbolize the struggle for freedom, equality and justice. We asked listeners if they see King's ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has ...

Sixty years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, unanswered questions continue to fuel conspiracy theories ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil-rights activist who helped end segregation in the US. Martin wasn't his given name: He was born Michael King Jr., after his father. At 35, he became the ...

A new documentary explores the uprising on the city's West Side following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic is marking Black History Month with a ...