On March 8, 1965, The Tennessean ran coverage of the march on Selma, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr. where protesters were attacked by Alabama State Troopers. The Tennessean also covered the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963, which featured the famous “I Have a Dream" speech.

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

This Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend, members of the Dartmouth College community are reflecting on the speech the civil rights icon gave at Dartmouth 0n May 23, 1962. The visit was a front-page story of the Valley News at the time,