SARANAC LAKE – The “Letter from Birmingham Jail” has been called the classic document of the American Civil Rights Movement. April 16 marks the 50th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was behind bars in Alabama as a result of his continuing crusade for civil rights. While there, he was the subject of criticism by eight white clergymen, who ...

BRACEVILLE, Ohio (WKBN) — The Braceville African American Heritage Museum recently read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” The group says the reading was essential to learning ...

April 16 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1862, the U.S. Congress abolished slavery in the District of Columbia. In 2005, the city officially began observing the date as Emancipation Day. In 1912, ...

Correspondent photos / Sean Barron Vincent Shivers, a local historian, talks about the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic 1963 “Letter from Birmingham Jail” during a program Saturday at ...