ATLANTA - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated the third Monday of January of each year. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929. MLK Day is a federal holiday in the United States. ...

A TLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Atlanta is a little hectic this year, falling on Donald Trump’s inauguration and the 2025 National Championship game between ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park is a must-visit for anyone traveling through Atlanta! The Center is easy to ...

ATLANTA - Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed on the third Monday of January, is a federal holiday honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a protest meeting in Atlanta in 1957 Robert W. Kelley—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty By James C. Cobb January 19, 2015 11:00 AM EST ...

No trip to Atlanta is complete without a day spent following the footsteps of native-born Martin Luther King Jr., through the neighborhood of Sweet Auburn—and to his favorite spot for pecan pie.

The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia, has gained a new monument and garden dedicated to civil rights activist Coretta Scott King, the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.

But Martin Luther King, Jr. helped raise the church’s profile on the world stage. Ebenezer is the church where King was baptized in 1929 and he credited it for laying the foundation of his success.

My civil rights movement information hunt started with an arresting experience at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama. As the “I Have a Dream” speech beamed on TV, I knew where ...