Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice ... And years after his death, his birthday became a national holiday. Many schools, streets ...

Sunday marks the 94th birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monday is the federal holiday honoring him. Since the 1990s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a day of civic ...

The holiday recognizes King’s birthday, January 15. But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President ...