Jan 16, 2025 · Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day is an exciting way to celebrate and honor one of the major events that ended segregation, along with Martin Luther King Jr, who led the way to freedom. We’ve rounded up 11 great events around Alabama that are the perfect way to celebrate such an amazing accomplishment and one of the driving forces that paved ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Alabama lawmakers in 1901 named a January state holiday for Lee. Mississippi did the same in 1910. President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the slain civil rights leader. States slowly added the day to their roster of state holidays.

Jan 20, 2025 · The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, in honor of the Confederate general.

Jan 19, 2025 · 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 also...

Jan 12, 2024 · It has been updated to include recent efforts in Alabama and Mississippi to separate the two holidays in each state. Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a federally-recognized holiday to honor the life of the civil rights movement icon around his …

Jan 16, 2025 · While Martin Luther King Jr. was born Feb. 18, the third day in January is reserved as a day in honor of his major contributions to the Civil Rights Movement before he was gunned down and killed April 4, 1968.

Jan 12, 2024 · Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a federally-recognized holiday to honor the life of the civil rights movement icon around his birthday, January 15. In Alabama and Mississippi, it’s also Robert E. Lee Day, honoring the famed Civil War general of the Confederacy whose birthday falls just days later on January 19.

Jan 17, 2025 · Martin Luther King Jr. Day is always scheduled to take place on the third Monday in January. President Ronald Regan signed the bill creating the holiday into federal law in 1983.

Jan 8, 2025 · Here is a running list of local events celebrating MLK Jr. The Citywide Memorial Worship Service is set for Sunday, Jan. 19, at St. Phillip Monumental African Methodist Episcopal Church....

Jan 15, 2024 · Despite legislative efforts to change Alabama’s holidays honoring the Confederacy, the state still combines the day honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with...