Lawyers

• Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Wright Receives a Google Doodle

  Dorothy Height, an icon for civil rights as well as women's rights, was celebrated with a Google doodle on Monday on what would have been her 102nd birthday. She died in 2010.

• Scottsboro Boys: Alabama Board Posthumously Approves Pardons For 3 Kids Accused Of Rape in 1931 Case (Video)

  A three-person panel of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously to issue posthumous pardons Thursday to three boys who had been accused of rape in 1931

• Harry Belafonte: Social Activist-Performer Sues Martin Luther King Estate Over Documents (Video)

  Actor, singer and social activist Harry Belafonte has sued the children of Rev. Martin Luther King over ownership of three documents belonging to the civil rights' icon's family. Belafonte filed a lawsuit in federal court against Bernice King, Dexter King and Martin Luther King III this week.

• 'I Have A Dream:' 50 Years Later Dr. Martin Luther King's Message of Brotherhood Remains Alive (Video)

  On August 28, 1963, Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his seminal 'I Have a Dream' speech by the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, which was rated by many as the most significant American political speech of the 20th century

• John Lewis: Georgia Rep. Who Spoke at March on Washington Reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King & 50-Year Anniversary of Seminal Event (Video)

  Georgia Rep. John Lewis, who was the youngest speaker at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28 1963, and is now the last surviving speaker from that day, was an instrumental leader part of the movement.

• Trayvon Hoodie: Viral Photo Mashup of Martin Luther King Angers Family; AG Holder May Still File Federal Charges Against George Zimmerman (Video)

  After the acquittal of George Zimmerman of second degree murder and manslaughter on Saturday evening, many have taken to the streets to protest in cities throughout the U.S. Those who have vented their outrage to the verdict have also taken to social media. One 'mash-up' photo on Twitter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King wearing a hoodie has become a sensation online, but it also generated some anger within his family.

• MLK Jr's Death: Dr. King's Impact Felt and Honored 45 Years Later (Video)

  On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King was killed by assassin in Memphis, Tennessee. He was in the state to help support a sanitation workers' strike. The legendary figure had been at the forefront of the civil rights movement, beginning with the Montgomery boycott in 1955, all the while leading a series of nonviolent protests against discrimination.