Martin Luther King (41 images)

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington.WAP63082804 - 16 JANUARY 1999 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: The leaders of the March on Washington lock arms as they lead the way along Constitution Avenue in this August 28,1963 photo. The march gave immense impetus to the nation's civil rights movement and led to the passage of improtant new laws aimed at aiding black Americans. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is at center, seventh from right. At extreme right is A. Philip Randolph, the march director. Alongside Randolph is Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the NAACP. (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.

WASHINGTON, DC, USA: With a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. behind them, Mrs. Effie Barry, wife of the then mayor of D.C., and public school student Jonathan Schwartz participate in a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial, January 15, 1987. The ceremony marked the 58th anniversary of King's death. (UPI Photo/Files)

Chicago: the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr./ (L) with Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk from Vietnam at their news conference here late 5/31/1966. Thich Nhat Thanh's 30-day visit to the U.S. is sponsored by the International Committee of Conscience on Vietnam, of the fellowship of Reconciliation worldwide organization of clergy and laymen working for peace in Vietnam. Dr. King is one of the conveners of the committee. The Buddhist has expressed fears that he may face execution by the Ky government or assassination by the Vietcong because he has been critical of both sides in the war while on tour of the U.S. to plead for peace in Vietnam. (UPI Photo)