Jan 4th, 2009 · Host Liane Hansen and NPR News Analyst Juan Williams continue their series of discussions about the civil rights milestones that led to the election of Barack Obama. This week, they talk about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and politics, including King's Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott to force politicians to end segregation on the bus lines.
Oct 10th, 2008 · Photographer Robert Houston chronicled Martin Luther King's 1968 Poor People's Campaign. Now his images can be seen in the exhibit, "Most Daring Dream," at Morgan State University. For more, Farai Chideya talks with Aaron Bryant, curator of Houston's exhibition.
Aug 28th, 2008 · On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, we meet with two families — each striving for the American dream. Though they live just 10 miles apart, they face very different circumstances. One is well off, the other poor; one is black, one white. But they both value education and want a better life for their children.
Aug 28th, 2008 · Sen. Barack Obama makes history tonight when he speaks before the Democratic National Convention as the first black presidential nominee of a major party. But today also marks the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington. Civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman discusses the significance of both events.
Apr 5th, 2008 · NPR's Susan Stamberg recalls returning to Washington, D.C. from living in India just after the assassination of Martin Luther King -- and seeing the city in flames.
Jan 15th, 2008 · The dispute between Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama about the role of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, reveals differences in perceptions of voters.
Jan 14th, 2008 · Hillary Clinton addressed the growing tension between her and presidential rival Barack Obama on Monday, telling a gathering in New York honoring Martin Luther King that the civil rights visionary made it possible for both a woman and a black man to run for president.
Oct 11th, 2007 · At certain points in time, one person -- like Martin Luther King, Jr. -- has come to symbolize the entire Civil Rights Movement. But there have always been many voices and many factions, some of them competing. Who's in charge now?