Martin Luther King (41 images)

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a photo from 1966. (UPI Photo)

Joseph Lowrey of the SCLC and Coretta Scott King, widow of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speak at a church about martin Luther King's legacy and the needs for today and the future on July 7, 1983.

San Francisco: on the first federal holiday ever to honor a black leader, several thousand people paraded up Market Street to the Civic Center 1/20 in memory of Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the participants are shown as they arrive at the Civic Center. (UPI Photo)

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a photo from 1965. (UPI Photo)