Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.

As a legislator, governor, president and ex-president, he confronted the prejudices that were so much a part of where and when he grew up. His life and deeds hold many lessons for today’s public officials.

Jimmy Carter did not meet Martin Luther King Jr. before his assassination. But he became close to King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, and King’s parents — a key enduring friendship. Martin Luther King Sr. was a key advocate for Carter in his 1976 ...

Jimmy Carter spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery. His approach revealed a dualism in Carter that pitted his personal ambitions and political pragmatism

FILE - Dr. Martin Luther King Sr., Rosalynn Carter, President Jimmy Carter, Coretta Scott King, Christine Parris King, sister of the late Dr. King, and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young sing during a ...

“Jimmy Carter had as strong a rural ... posts and formed a friendship with King's parents and his widow, Coretta Scott King. Taking his Georgia strategy nationally, globally Reaching for ...

Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100 ... and formed a friendship with King's parents and his widow, Coretta Scott King. Reaching for the White House, Carter again walked a fine ...

“Jimmy Carter had as strong a rural ... posts and formed a friendship with King’s parents and his widow, Coretta Scott King. Reaching for the White House, Carter again walked a fine line.

MLK's daughter spoke to Newsweek about the different trajectories of two Georgia natives, and how they aligned in the fight for ciivl rights.

The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day was January 20, 1986. Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. King, had a great idea in the year prior to the first observance of the federal holiday.

Meagan Good compared her relationship with Jonathan Majors to that of Martin Luther King Jr.'s romance with Coretta Scott King as she appeared on ‘The Breakfast Club’ on Jan. 17. The actor has previously compared himself and Good to MLK Jr.

Coretta Scott King wasn't much of a women's college basketball fan, but the fresh momentum behind the sport is being used to drive attention to her legacy. The Coretta Scott King Classic, named after the late civil rights leader and widow of Dr.