The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It can be reached by ...

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial ... The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon ...

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He also is the only non-president with a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. And Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a day of service. King’s widow, the ...

The monument to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2024. Luther King Jr. today. Samuel Corum / Getty Images Like when his father was alive, King said ...

The second of two defendants charged with taking parts of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver’s City Park pleaded ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Pearl Harbor National Memorial hosted a day of service on January 20, 2025, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., volunteers worked ...

The sidewalk leading to the memorial was slick with ice ... for visitors to reach the statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. with his arms folded in front of him and his gaze cast out over ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial ... The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon ...

Unlike the many people who are upset that Donald Trump is being inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I see it as ... Donald Trump returns to Washington to celebrate with family, supporters ...