Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.(1929-1968), is embraced by his
wife Coretta Scott King (1927-2006)
during a news conference at Harlem
Hospital in New York, Sept 30,
1958, where he is recovering from a
stab wound following an attack by a
woman. At left is his mother,
Alberta Williams King (1904-1974).
(AP Photo/Tony Camerano)

Left: President Lyndon B. Johnson
(1908-1973) and Martin Luther King,
Jr. (1929-1968) meet at the White
House. LBJ and Dr. King had been
close allies, but they soon parted
ways over the Vietnam War, which
Dr. King did not support.

Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.(1929-1968), right, is seen
addressing a public gathering in
the riot-torn area of Watts inLos
Angeles, California on Aug. 18,
1965. King attended many meetings
in an attempt to solve the problems
connected with the uprising. At
left is King's aide, Bayard Rustin
(1912-1987). (AP Photo)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1929-1968), second from left,
shakes hands with Vice President
Richard Nixon (1913-1994) as they
meet to discuss race issues in the
South. Senator Irving M. Ives
(1896-1962) (R-NY) and Secretary of
Labor James P. Mitchell
(1900-1964), far left and far
right, look on. (AP Photo/Henry
Griffin)

In early 1968 Dr. King led a
protest against the Vietnam War by
marching to the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at Arlington National
Cemetery. Joining him were about
2,000 people, half of whom were
religious leaders of different
faiths.
When they arrived at the cemetery,
King led other religious leaders,
including rabbis, ministers and
preachers in silent prayer.
From left: Bishop James Shannon
(1921-2003), Rabbi Abraham Joshua
Heschel (wearing cap)(1907-1972),
Dr. King (1929-1968), King aide
Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990) and
Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath
(1902-1973) holding the Torah,
which Jews believe to be a sacred
text.

President John F. Kennedy poses
August 28, 1963 at the White House
with a group of leaders of the
March on Washington. From left,
Whitney Young (1921-1971), National
Urban League; Dr. Martin Luther
King (1929-1968), Christian
Leadership Conference; John Lewis
(1940-), Student Non-violent
Coordinating Committee; Rabbi
Joachim Prinz (1902-1988), American
Jewish Congress; Dr. Eugene P.
Donnaly, National Council of
Churches; A. Philip Randolph
(1889-1979), AFL-CIO vice
president; President Kennedy
(1917-1963); Walter Reuther
(1907-1970), United Auto Workers;
Vice-President Johnson (1908-1973),
rear, and Roy Wilkins (1901-1981),
NAACP. (AP Photo)

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
addresses a huge crowd outside the
United Nations Building in New
York. Dr. King was giving a speech
protesting the U.S. involvement in
the War in Vietnam. Dr. King felt
the war was immoral and that the
U.S. Government should focus its
attention on helping its own
people. In the last few years of
his life, Dr. King focused on
international affairs and human
rights for people around the world,
as well as civil rights at home.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929-1968) stands with other civil
rights leaders on the balcony of
the Lorraine Motel in Memphis,
Tenn., on April 3, 1968, a day
before he was assassinated at
approximately the same place. From
left are Hosea Williams
(1926-2000), Jesse Jackson (1941-),
King, and Ralph Abernathy
(1926-1990). The 39-year-old Nobel
Laureate was the father of
non-violence in the 1960s American
civil rights movement. King is
honored with a national U.S.
holiday celebrated in January. (AP
Photo)