Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

A day to celebrate a noteworthy man for a noteworthy cause! King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil right movement and successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law.

Did you know that the holiday was first observed in 1986 but not officially observed by all 50 states until 2000?? Many states resisted celebrating by giving it an alternative name or combining it with other holidays. (I thought this was shocking)

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” –Letter from Birmingham Jail