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MLK children in court over estate case

Sep. 14, 2009
A court hearing in an estate dispute among the children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. got under way Monday.
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King papers go public

ATLANTA, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A significant portion of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s papers went public in Atlanta Tuesday, officials said.

Foundation to give to MLK memorial

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation plans to make a major donation to help build the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall in Washington.

Two King siblings sue a third

ATLANTA, July 11 (UPI) -- Two of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s children are suing their brother to get an accounting of their parents' estate.

MLK III's wife delivers baby girl

ATLANTA, May 26 (UPI) -- The first grandchild of slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is a 7.5-pound girl named Yolanda Renee King, the family said in Atlanta.

King memorial sculptor to be named

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Foundation leaders are finalizing the sculptor and which of Martin Luther King Jr.'s quotations will be engraved on the King memorial wall in Washington.

U.S. markets close for King Day

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. markets were closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

M.L. King's widow makes surprise visit

ATLANTA, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Guests at an Atlanta commemorative dinner for the late civil rights advocate Martin Luther King Jr., had a surprise visit from his widow, Coretta Scott King.

Martin Luther King Center in disrepair

ATLANTA, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The National Park Service says the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta is in a state of disrepair and needs fixing. The 24-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, the final resting place of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., needs $11.6 mi

Street loses Martin Luther King name

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla., April 27 (UPI) -- The Zephyrhills City Council has voted to change newly named Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue back to its original name, Sixth Avenue.

First lady Laura Bush honors King legacy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) --
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch