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MLK estate fight heads to trial

Oct. 12, 2009
Jury selection is set to start Monday in a trial pitting two children of Martin Luther King Jr. against their brother, whom they accuse of mishandling the late civil rights leader's estate.
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Program autographed by King up for auction

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A voter registration conference program signed by slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will be up for auction in Raleigh, N.C., an auctioneer says.

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.

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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.

Romney stands by MLK claim

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney conceded he never saw his father march with Martin Luther King Jr., as he claimed in a debate this month.

Former King secretary succumbs to cancer

ATLANTA, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Dore E. McDonald, who worked alongside Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as his secretary, died this weekend in Atlanta from cancer at the age of 81. The former confidante and secretary of the iconic civil rights leader, McDonald maintained her contact with

Bush mourns King

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Tuesday mourned the death of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King, who died earlier in the 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

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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