Born less than five years apart in Georgia, the late President Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr. both came up during the civil rights movement, rising to the top of American politics to be ...

President Jimmy Carter played a pivotal role in preserving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home and neighborhood by designating it as a national historic site, now a national park. Carter's ...

Bernice King is headed to Washington, DC to pay her final respects to former President Jimmy Carter ... King said her father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Carter had deep roots in Georgia ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will coincide with the presidential ... place until three years later in 1986. Former President Jimmy Carter tried to do the same during his presidency, but Congress ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will mark the third closure of the year after closures for New Year’s Day on Jan. 1 and for the National Day of Mourning after Jimmy Carter’s death, which was ...

The life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a tapestry of courage, hope and enlightenment. His ongoing goal was to help other people. Dr. King was and still is the signature voice of the Civil Rights ...

The King Center is kicking off events leading up to the 2025 observation of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday ... She also spoke about former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 ...

Old Dominion University's 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Observance event will ... former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, members of Congress, international leaders, dignitaries ...