Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream

Christian Peterson [email protected] “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.” - Martin Luther King Jr. The third Monday of January is an important holiday across the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, customarily shortened to MLK Day. The federal holiday was named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most prominent voices in nonviolent activism during the Civil Rights Movement. This year, MLK Day falls on Monday, Jan. 20. But who was King? Why is there an entire holiday dedicated in his name? What did he do to