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Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.,[1] and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law and civil society. The movement led to several groundbreaking legislative reforms in the United States
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Civil Rights Museum/Lorraine Motel, 167 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103-3713, United States,Memphis, Tennessee
