On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s ...

In a lengthy missive from the Allegany County Detention Center, former Vermont resident Michelle Zajko denied murdering her ...

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?

Do they panic, blame others, or act decisively with empathy and resolve? Character inspires the people. Citizens are looking for a leader with vision, values and a desire for unity—especially ...

How would it be possible to create a Sesame Street character ... power came from people with autism, who saw something they’d never seen before: a reflection of themselves. Letters and emails ...

the great muckraker Lincoln Steffens wrote of his friend in a letter. Neither Cowan nor I found ... with the impending doom of jail...bribing a juror to save a man’s life ...

John Trudell, Nilak Butler Joe Stuntz, all of them, are smiling down from the star world. Actor Val Kilmer just passed away ...

From Scraps to LetterMartin Luther King Jr. penned his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963. Sign up for our ...