While all of our young school age patrons are used to having off on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it may surprise them to realize that 2010 marks the beginning of the 4th decade that this federal holiday has been observed. This makes this day the youngest of all the federal holidays celebrated.
Until January 20, 1986 the first official Martin Luther King Day in U.S. history, the only other individuals to have a federal holiday in their name were George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
It is important to remember that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very prominent figure in the civil rights movement. While our children go to school with many classmates of diverse backgrounds, this was not always a given decades in the past.
Check out this website for kids run by Kenneth C. Davis, author of "Don't Know Much about History", for further information about Dr. King's life, and let us remember the words that inspired a generation to look past our differences and fight for equality.
Posted by Miss Jessikah
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