Lonnie C. King, Marilyn Pryce, and Martin Luther King Jr. being arrested during a sit-in demonstration protesting lunch-counter segregation, Atlanta, Oct. 19, 1960.

MACON, Ga. — On Monday in downtown Macon, hundreds of people marched to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For over 50 years, people have marched for freedom, equality and other rights that Martin ...

Chicago White Sox ACE program volunteer Paris Head helps pack pasta into a bag at a MLK Day of Service event at the Greater Chicago Food Depository in Archer Heights, Jan. 20, 2025.

In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.