Yolanda Renée King is the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King—and is just as passionate. She ...

Martin Luther King Jr. on the power of voting 01:34. The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon.But in Alabama and ...

Martin Luther King Jr. might have been a giant in the Civil Rights Movement, but at home, the doting father of four was simply dad. ... Alabama in 1966. 10 of 10. Polished Up .

In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in ...

His enduring legacy was memorialized when Republican President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday bill in 1983, and again during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in 2011.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before crowd of 25,000 in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 25, 1965. (Stephen F. Somerstein / Getty Images.

Alabama and Mississippi recognize both King and Lee on the ... President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ... Alabama lawmakers in 1901 named a January state holiday for Lee. Mississippi did the same in 1910.

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ... Arkansas in 2017 ended the state’s practice of commemorating Lee on the same day as King, leaving only Alabama and Mississippi remaining.