
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. day , a holiday that is observed on the third Monday of January each year around the time of the birthday of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15th). In addition to being an ordained clergyman, King was an activist and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. His main legacy stems from the nonviolent protests he led against racial discrimination in United States federal and state law. Though he was assassinated in 1968, he will forever be regarded as one of the great icons in the history of human rights and [...]