Every year, MLK Day stands as a reminder of the way Americans have cut Martin Luther King down to our size instead of stretching ourselves to live up to his restless, striving, perfectionist example.

In honor of MLK Day, read the most famous Martin Luther King Jr. quotes. Find powerful words and messages on justice, freedom, love and equality.

On April 4, 1968, the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was cut short by an assassin’s bullet. By the time of his death, King had shifted his rhetoric to include the issues of ...

Style Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Boston draws online mockery, disdain The statue was inspired by a photograph of King and his wife, Coretta, embracing after he learned that he won the 1964 ...

In honor of MLK Day, read the most famous Martin Luther King Jr. quotes. Find powerful words and messages on justice, freedom, love and equality.

Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote this letter thanking Henry Luce for TIME's decision to name the civil rights leader as the Man of the Year in 1963.

Martin Luther King Kr. in 1962. Bettmann/ Getty Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech at Dartmouth College in 1962 is sometimes forgotten, but it's a great example of the reverend's powerful rhetoric.

A day with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: How one Philadelphia family found themselves in history The McAllister family always knew they were there, but they never knew a photograph of that day existed.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking in at a civil rights demonstration of 10,000 people in Frankfort, Ky on March 5, 1964. The John C. Wyatt/Lexington Herald-Leader Photograph Collection at the ...

AFSCME Launches ‘I AM Story’ Podcast On 55th Anniversary Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination ...

Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White was one of King's proteges. He writes about following King's example and committing to public service and volunteer work.

Coretta once said that while Martin had to be serious in public, he was a playful, humorous family man. See glimpses of that in these heartwarming images.