mlk day

The service component of the MLK Jr. Day federal holiday is often overlooked. For far too many Americans, it is simply a day off work or out of school. But the significance of the “service” that Americans are encouraged to do on that day should be understood and valued.

Once the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 was passed, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr began working to register African-Americans in the South, since this part of the country had suppressive voting laws.

In the United States, the third Monday in January is Martin Luther King Day which is the only federal holiday that is designated as a day of service. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.