Editor’s note: This week marks the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963. Today, we are sharing the speech in its entirety from A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. While the events surrounding the…
15 Powerful Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel in Memphis, TN. On the 50th anniversary of his passing, we honor the legacy of this powerful speaker, writer and leader of the civil rights movement — a man for whom the love of Jesus Christ was a…
Dangerous Prayers: Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968)
Dangerous Prayers: Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) Martin Luther King Jr. is widely regarded as American’s leading advocate for nonviolence and one of the greatest leaders in world history. Dr. King led the American civil rights movement from December 1955 until his untimely death on April 4, 1968. During those thirteen years, more advances were…
What Would MLK Tweet? 25 Quotes and Prayers of Martin Luther King, Jr.
If Uncle M.L. Could Tweet We need to remember that every age of every generation is the modern age. When we are born, there are things that humanity had either never seen or that had happened so long ago that we don’t remember. That’s why each new generation often thinks that the wisdom of the…
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.: Teaching Our Kids About Friendship and Faith
As a mom of ten kids I’ve discovered that often the best things we can teach our kids aren’t about things they can see, but they’re about the unseen things. Things like justice, equality, friendship and faith. In our world they often see prejudices and injustice. Usually kids know this isn’t right, but they don’t…