When was MLK Day 2013?

Martin Luther King Day for the year 2013 is celebrated/ observed on Monday, January 21st. Martin Luther King Day also called MLK Day, King Day, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Day is observed on the third Monday of January, which is close to King’s actual birthday on January 15.

Is Jan 18 Always Martin Luther King Day?

It has been a federal holiday since 1986. This also means that the holiday does not always fall on Martin Luther King Jr.’s true birth date, January 15. This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday, January 18, 2021.

Is today actually Martin Luther King’s birthday?

Officially, King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta. But the King holiday is marked every year on the third Monday in January.

Why is today MLK Day?

Martin Luther King Jr Day, on the third Monday in January, honors the American clergyman, activist, Civil Rights Movement leader. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience.

Is there a federal holiday for Martin Luther King day?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

Who is a scholar of Martin Luther King Jr?

Stanford historian and Martin Luther King Jr. scholar Clayborne Carson offers a personal perspective on King’s legacy. In his new memoir, Martin’s Dream, Stanford historian Clayborne Carson recounts his personal journey from a young civil rights activist to preeminent Martin Luther King Jr. scholar.

What would have happened without Martin Luther King Jr?

The movement would have happened even without King. Without the movement, King would have been an articulate, activist Baptist minister with no holiday named after him. Are there any conflicts of interest between being an “activist scholar” and being a historian?

Which is the definitive record of Martin Luther King?

Carson subsequently founded the King Papers Project, which is producing the definitive record of King’s writings, from speeches and sermons to personal correspondence and unpublished manuscripts.