VIDEO: The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King mobilized millions to champion civil rights in America. His strategy of peaceful protest was instrumental in helping pass two major laws in the 20th Century: the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. On the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination, a look back at his remarkable life and lasting impact.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On April 4, 1968, civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.(King stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place, April 3, 1968.)

The children of Martin Luther King, Jr. have carried on their father’s legacy but now the three living King children say it is time to pass the baton. Following their father's death, all four of King's children found it difficult to deal with the pressure of expectations. As the King children now seem poised to step away from the spotlight, attention shifts to the civil rights leader’s only grandchild.

VIDEO: A good man: Bryan Wilmoth, the oldest of eight children, grew up in a very strict household. Wilmoth recalls what it’s been like to reconnect with his siblings years after their dad kicked him out of the house for being gay.

From the world’s largest refugee camp to Princeton University’s Class of 2022, a young Somali man’s dreams are coming true. Asad Hussein was born in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp after his family fled the war in Somalia. Now, he’s preparing for a new journey at one of the world’s most prestigious universities.

France is giving prisoners keys to their own cells in an effort to discourage inmates from committing more crimes once they serve their time. Rules include spending 25 hours weekly working or participating in educational or health-related activities. Prisoners also take shifts cleaning up communal spaces — activities designed to help them envision a life on the outside that doesn’t include delinquency and crime.