Martin Luther King’s son met the man convicted of killing his father, James Earl Ray.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially made a federal US holiday.
Martin Luther King Jr. writes 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'.
For the first time in history, all 50 states of America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday.
Martin Luther King Jr. pushed hard to encourage the registration of black voters in Selma.
African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.