with Jeffrey Wright filling the role of Martin Luther King Jr. Directed by Clark Johnson, the made-for-TV movie also stars Terrence Howard as Ralph Abernathy, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King ...

He had no army. In fact, he preached nonviolence so powerfully that — 400 years later — Michael King would change his name to Martin Luther King to show solidarity with the original movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...