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dr. martin   luther   king jr. day

January 20, 2025

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On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law, designating the third Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first introduced just four days after his assassination on April 4, 1968. Still, it would take 15 years of persistence by civil rights activists for the holiday to be approved by the federal government and an additional 17 years for it to be recognized in all 50 states. Today, it is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer and improve their communities.

resources for teachers

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Learning and Living the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lesson plans, activity ideas & other resources for teaching MLK Day

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Inspired by the enduring legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, our learning materials are designed to help educators create the Beloved Community in their classrooms.

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To help educators build upon and move beyond Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, we’ve compiled some of our best MLK resources, as well as lessons and texts from our friends in the social justice education world. 

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video resources

Image by František G.

recommended reading

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"We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice"

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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