Jan 19, 2015 · Honoring the life of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Obama issued a proclamation commemorating the federal holiday marking Dr. King's birthday, and encouraged all Americans to honor his legacy through their own service.

Apr 2, 2018 · In his famous "I Have a Dream" speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. described the racial realities of his day with characteristic force and eloquence.

Jan 21, 2013 · When Barack Obama arrived in Chicago from New York City, in 1985, one of his goals was to connect with the African-American community. And one of the ways he did that was by studying the civil...

Oct 16, 2011 · “By the thousands,” said Dr. King, “faceless, anonymous, relentless young people, black and white…have taken our whole nation back to those great wells of democracy which were dug deep by the founding fathers in the formulation …

Oct 17, 2011 · President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and Marian Robinson tour the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial before the dedication ceremony in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011.

Unlike the others commemorated in this place, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was not a president of the United States - at no time in his life did he hold public office. He was not a hero of foreign wars. He never had much money, and while he lived …

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" President Obama reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and the power of serving others on what would have been his 90th birthday.

Jan 17, 2010 · Complete transcript and audio and video of Barack Obama Martin Luther King Remembrance Speech

To honor the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s death, President Obama and Congressman John Lewis participated in a My Brother’s Keeper Alliance roundtable with students from Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Washington, D.C. President

In March 2008, then U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama made what many have called a historic speech on race and reconciliation.