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

“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 ...

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, 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.

As the holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is urging people to really focus on his work throughout the next year, rather

JEERS ... to Idaho Gov. Brad Little. Monday, the flag of the United States will fly at full-staff throughout Idaho — in violation of the accepted 30-day period of mourning for the late President Jimmy Carter. Why? Because Donald Trump’s ego was bruised.

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements and political changes.