Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 - 1968

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Photos: Martin Luther King, Jr. at Home

Intimate photos of the civil rights leader and his family More »

Photos: Martin Luther King in His Own Words

Martin Luther King's words still hold a stunning power and grace more than 40 years after his death in Memphis on April 4, 1968 More »
Martin Luther King: The Last Memories

On the 40th anniversary of his assassination, TIME talks with the four surviving aides who were with him that fateful day More »
Exclusive TIME-LIFE Photos

Rare and unpublished images of the civil rights movement from LIFE photographers More »
Photos: Coretta Scott King: 1927-2006

A life in pictures More »
The Last Days of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. King's life and death recalled in images More »
Multimedia: The Assassination of MLK Jr.

Four of the civil rights leader's closest aides recall the day of his death forty years ago More »