Paterson residents will celebrate the 96th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a special ceremony at the city’s newly unveiled statue honoring the civil rights leader.

50,000 gather for commemoration of 30-foot statue on National Mall President Obama says Dr King 'stirred our conscience' and made our Union 'more perfect' Credits the civil rights leader with ...

And so it took some maneuvering and determination — both physical and mental — for visitors to reach the statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. with ... his right hand and declared himself ...