Dexter Scott King, Younger Son of Martin Luther King Jr., Dies at 62
As the longtime chairman of the King Center, he worked closely — and clashed at times — with his siblings over control of their father’s legacy.
By Clay Risen
As the longtime chairman of the King Center, he worked closely — and clashed at times — with his siblings over control of their father’s legacy.
By Clay Risen
How John Lewis and Coretta Scott King embodied the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while each creating their own.
By Abby McGanney Nolan
She supported him during the civil rights movement and promoted his legacy after he was assassinated.
By Alex Traub
The bronze sculpture, by the artist Hank Willis Thomas, symbolizes the hug Dr. King and Coretta Scott King shared after Dr. King won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.
By Kalia Richardson
The memorial, called “The Embrace” and designed by Thomas and architects at MASS Design Group, will honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
By Sophie Haigney
Stephen and Paul Kendrick’s “Nine Days” recounts a brief episode of the civil rights movement that had a surprisingly lasting impact.
By Raymond Arsenault
For decades after Dr. King was killed in 1968, his family kept the brick house on Sunset Avenue in Atlanta. Soon it will be open to the public.
By Jacey Fortin
A landmark collection of photography from the New York Times archives, looking back at how we’ve covered California as a place of innovation, recreation and revolution over the last century.
A transcendent encounter at La Guardia Airport.
By Joe Schub
The tennis legend on activism, tobacco sponsorships and the strange experience of watching her own biopic.
Interview by Ana Marie Cox
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