Spencer Emerson: ‘Part of Dr. King’s words are coming to life’

L-A native, teacher and football coach says, however, the American Dream in King's speech will be difficult to attain until the great disparity in each American's "starting point" is addressed.

Mainers reflect on Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

We asked eight Mainers to read parts of Dr. King's immortal "I Have a Dream" speech, and share their thoughts on how his words resonate with them today.

Leslie Hill: The context of ‘freedom’ has shifted since the 1960s

Leslie Hill, the now-retired professor emerita of politics at Bates College in Lewiston, saw Dr. King speak when she was 13. She spoke to the Sun Journal about what the climax to King's 'I Have a Dream' speech meant, and its reverberations today.

How Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels different after ‘a year of revelation’

Black Lives Matter is likely the largest movement in American history. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the question is, what does it mean for Maine?

Martin Luther King Day Service set for Farmington

Guest speaker will be Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Nirav Shah.

Bates focuses on social justice on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The Lewiston college community, with many area residents in attendance, eyes issues related to inequity and bias in everything from the college's origin to children's picture books.

King’s call rings with fresh urgency

King’s dream of racial and economic justice

Civil rights film includes Oxford man

Radicalism encouraged at MLK service at Bates