The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a federal holiday.

The long struggle for some states, including Arizona, to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” Now, millions of people honor King in the same way. On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recogni…

The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the holiday is just that —

Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations in the Capital Region

A list of events in the Capital Region celebrating and honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King became a symbol of the struggle for equality and social justice in the United States. Martin Luther King Day, observed every January, is an opportunity to remember the man who changed the face of history and continued to inspire even after his death.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Salinas : Indybay

Old County Jail, 142 W. Alisal St.