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Martin Luther King, Jr. was an influential leader during the Civil Rights Movement. He was also a great speaker and his powerful words resonate with us today.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
- Martin Luther King, Jr., (1929-68)
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Dates
| Year | Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (observed) |
| 2012 | Monday, January 16 |
| 2013 | Monday, January 21 |
| 2014 | Monday, January 20 |
| 2015 | Monday, January 19 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. History
Since 1986, the third Monday in January has been a federal holiday in observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and civil rights leader dedicated to nonviolence. This is a day to honor King's principles, perhaps best exemplified by his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'" For more about this leader, go to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site of the National Park Service.
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By Derrek
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If preparing to have fun at a big birthday bash, you must not fail to keep a separate budget for hiring the professional Cake toppers, because a birthday party will be completed without cutting a especially designed cake.
By mesha
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rest in peace
By David Ashcraft
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Where are the great moral values King used to challenge segregation and racism? In only forty-three years we've forgotten them.
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