Morehouse College to teach first class using Martin Luther King Jr. personal library of papers

October 12th, 2009 Stars in singing tribute on Lowery's 88th birthdayATLANTA — The Rev. Joseph Lowery has celebrated his 88th birthday with a little help from his friends, including soul legend Aretha Franklin and actor Samuel L.

September 30th, 2009 Prayers for peaceful end to King sibling feudATLANTA — A follower of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

September 30th, 2009 King heirs hold first business meeting since 2004ATLANTA — The surviving children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

September 14th, 2009 Judge: King children must meet to discuss estateATLANTA — A judge has ordered the surviving children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

September 14th, 2009 King children return to court in estate disputeATLANTA — Two surviving children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

July 21st, 2009 Plan to pay off King Papers wins council approvalATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council has cleared the way for a civil and human rights museum to pay off $11.5 million on a loan so it can acquire display rights to thousands of documents of the late Martin Luther King Jr. Private fundraising had slowed efforts in a bad economy to pay off the original $32 million loan taken out in 2006 to buy the historic trove of 10,000 documents.

July 16th, 2009 Rights museum set to pay off loan for King PapersATLANTA — Organizers of a civil and human rights museum planned for Atlanta said Wednesday they are poised to pay $11.5 million left on a loan so they can acquire the rights to 10,000 documents belonging to Martin Luther King Jr. In June 2006, Atlanta's mayor led an 11th-hour coup to buy the King Collection for $32 million only days before its planned public auction at Sotheby's in New York.

July 1st, 2009 Key dates in history of Antioch CollegeKey dates in the history of Antioch College: — 1852: College is founded by the Christian Church, with Horace Mann becoming its first president. — 1862: Antioch closes because of financial problems, reopening three years later.

May 12th, 2009 Martin Luther King III promotes unity in BosniaSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Martin Luther King III is telling young people in Bosnia that the country's ethnic and religious diversity can be converted from a weakness into a strength. Speaking Tuesday in Sarajevo, King acknowledged that Bosnia has gone through difficult times but said its youth could join together to promote tolerance and unity.

May 12th, 2009 Martin Luther King III visits BosniaSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Martin Luther King III told young people in Bosnia on Tuesday that the country's ethnic and religious diversity can be converted from a weakness to a strength. Speaking in Sarajevo to students and civil rights activists, the son of U.S.

February 27th, 2009 KOLKATA - US President Barack Obama has successfully galvanised the imagination of America and its people, Martin Luther King-III, the son of late civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr, said here Thursday. 'We were almost on the floor when Obama galvanised the imagination of the young people and the new president has already sent out a message of inclusiveness as the people in the US no longer wish to remain polarised,' King said a media interaction at the American Center.

February 27th, 2009 KOLKATA - Championing the cause of non-violence like his father did, Martin Luther King-III Thursday said that a nation should spend as much on public services as on defence and that India's younger generation was the country's greatest asset. 'The children and our young generation are the greatest resources available in India.

February 23rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - American human rights activist Martin Luther King III arrived here Sunday on a three-day state visit. He will be the Kerala government's guest, as the state celebrates the golden jubilee of his legendary father Martin Luther King's visit here in 1959.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Condemning the Mumbai terror attacks as a 'negative form of conflict', Martin Luther King III Tuesday called for a non-violent revolution and underlined that the world needs to engage terrorists in dialogue and reconciliation. 'The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the genocide in Darfur, the continued unrest in Israel and Palestine, the blatant abuse in Burma and the tragic bombing in Mumbai are some of the most extreme examples of negative conflict in nations around the globe,' Martin Luther King III, the son of iconic American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., said in a lecture here.

January 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US president-elect Barack Obama paid tribute to the late African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, a day before his inauguration as the 44th president of the US.