ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - The Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park Committee hosted its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Athens on Monday to honor the legacy of ...

To note Black History month, here’s a moment in history that unfolded at Lincoln’s Pershing Auditorium — one not memorialized in the giant mural now in storage awaiting restoration and reinstallation ...

In his 28 years leading the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Rally, there’s still one specific moment Pete Ferguson remembers as if it happened yesterday. Ferguson and his family were marching ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Some say President-elect Barack Obama's election has the same historical significance as the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by ...

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday is set aside each year to recognize and honor civil rights ...