On Monday, our nation will celebrate one of the most important Civil Rights leaders in history, and East Tennessee has many events honoring this champion for equality.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January - near the civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929. It’s held on a Monday to allow U.S. residents a three-day weekend.

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday honors the murdered Civil Rights leader. Will mail run? Will ...

Dr. King, who led the fight against racial segregation and discrimination through nonviolent resistance, remains the only non ...

King was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. President Donald Trump, whose 2025 ...

The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.

The holiday, which celebrates the legacy of the civil rights leader, is celebrated annually on the third Monday in January.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is this Monday, Jan. 19. How did it become a federal holiday and who gets the day off? Here's what ...

The King holiday marks 58 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, underscoring the continued relevance of his ...

In his 39 years (1929-1968) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became one of the leading figures in the civil rights movement. On ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day didn’t start as a feel-good holiday. It started as an argument—loud, emotional, and deeply ...