Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.

MLK's daughter spoke to Newsweek about the different trajectories of two Georgia natives, and how they aligned in the fight for ciivl rights.

As a legislator, governor, president and ex-president, he confronted the prejudices that were so much a part of where and when he grew up. His life and deeds hold many lessons for today’s public officials.

Jimmy Carter did not meet Martin Luther King Jr. before his assassination. But he became close to King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, and King’s parents — a key enduring friendship. Martin Luther King Sr. was a key advocate for Carter in his 1976 ...

FILE - Dr. Martin Luther King Sr., Rosalynn Carter, President Jimmy Carter, Coretta Scott King, Christine Parris King, sister of the late Dr. King, and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young sing during a ...

Jimmy Carter spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery. His approach revealed a dualism in Carter that pitted his personal ambitions and political pragmatism

Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100 ... and formed a friendship with King's parents and his widow, Coretta Scott King. Reaching for the White House, Carter again walked a fine ...

“Jimmy Carter had as strong a rural ... posts and formed a friendship with King's parents and his widow, Coretta Scott King. Taking his Georgia strategy nationally, globally Reaching for ...

Bernice King urges people to honor MLK's legacy beyond a day, focusing on his teachings and work. King Center plans events leading up to MLK Day.

Coretta Scott ... of President Jimmy Carter. Here are some of her observations. “As we prepare for a new presidential administration — or a repeat in some ways — this King holiday, I am ...

As Donald Trump places his hand atop the Bible, I'll be reading Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” Now, millions of people honor King in the same way.