Martin Luther King Jr., who wrote parts of his “I Have a Dream” speech in South Carolina, was scheduled to be in Columbia on April 3, 1968, the day before he was killed.
During Martin Luther King Jr.'s years of public appearances, he visited S.C. 10 times between 1959 and 1967, favoring the Penn Center in as a special retreat.
Aiken’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. featured Christale Spain, a USCA alumna and the first black woman to chair the S.C. Democratic Party
King Day at the Dome started in 2000 as a protest to the Confederate flag flying over the State House dome and inside both legislative chambers.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's rendition of Hallelujah and stern words from his youngest daughter warning against anti-woke rhetoric.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated around the world, and in Columbia they have a tradition called King Day at the Dome.
King Day at the Dome event is set to take place on Monday morning.The South Carolina Conference of the NAACP will hold the event at 10 a.m., honoring
Monday’s event is an important tradition for Columbia residents, which honors the late civil rights leader. The event is hosted by the state’s NAACP chapter. It consists of a march to the South Carolina State House and a rally on the grounds.
Donna Brazile makes sense of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy as President Biden leaves office and President Trump takes office yet again.
A massive 70-member choir belted out “Hallelujah” on Monday to open a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service at his former congregation in Atlanta, followed by a stern
The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor ... in April and mark the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. South Carolina marks Confederate Memorial Day in May. Other states have Confederate ...
Each year, on the third Monday of January, people gather to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to celebrate his achievements and reflect on the ongoing work needed to make