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Martin Luther King Day

When: The third Monday in January.

Born on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. grew to become one of the greatest Social Activists the world has ever known. At 35, he became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace prize. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 while making a speech from the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee.

His Birthday became a National Holiday by an act of Congress in 1983. Many consider it a day to serve your community.

More Information:

A Teachers Guide to Martin Luther King Jr. Online Provides lots of quality links

An overview of the Assassination

The MLK Story

"I've Been to the Mountain Top" Speech given on April 3, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee the day before he was assassinated.

Martin Luther King Day Quotes

The Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project as Stanford University

Homepages:

Annie's "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" Page This is so well done, it is hard to classify this as a homepage

A tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Well put together, with sound.

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