Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law and civil society. The day is celebrated every year on the third Monday in January, because that places it close to Dr. King’s birthday which is the 15th January.
As a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service to others, many people choose to volunteer on this day to do things for others, to improve communities ...very fitting for this UN Year of Volunteering.
There are many picture book biographies about Martin Luther King, some are even board books for a very young audience.
Our library has these three:
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