Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK DAY)

Dr. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. Unfortunately, Dr. King was assassinated in 1968. In 1983, President Ronald Regan signed the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday into law, and it was first observed three years later. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was surprising to learn that Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time only in 2000. 

Listen to Dr. King’s speeches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47Y6VHc3Ms.