Celebrated annually on the third Monday of January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) is a federal holiday commemorating the life and memory of a well-known American civil rights movement leader. In American history, MLK Day falls on January 20, 2025, precisely during the presidential inauguration—an exceptional occurrence a handful of times.
Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Emerging nationally during the 1955 Alabama Montgomery Bus Boycott, Baptist minister Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. backed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience to challenge prejudice and segregation. He delivered his well-known “I Have a Dream” speech, depicting a society free from racial injustice and separation, during the March on Washington in 1963.........Read More
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